South Dakota Codified Laws 11-9-22. Presumption as to property recently acquired or leased by municipality
There is a rebuttable presumption that any property within a district acquired or leased as lessee by a municipality, or any agency or instrumentality of the municipality, within one year immediately preceding the date of the creation of the district was acquired or leased in contemplation of the creation of the district. The presumption may be rebutted by the municipality with proof that the real property was leased or acquired primarily for a purpose other than to reduce the tax increment base. If the presumption is not rebutted, for purposes of determining the tax increment base of the district, the taxable status of the real property is determined as though the lease or acquisition had not occurred.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 11-9-22
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
Source: SL 1978, ch 91, § 13; SL 2018, ch 70, § 24.