Any deed, will, or other instrument that creates a wind or solar easement shall include:

(1) A description of the real property subject to the easement and a description of the real property benefiting from the wind or solar easement;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 43-13-18

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • 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.

(2) A description of the vertical and horizontal angles, expressed in degrees, and distances from the site of the wind or solar power system in which an obstruction to the wind or sun is prohibited or limited;

(3) Any terms or conditions under which the easement is granted or may be terminated;

(4) Any provisions for compensation of the owner of the real property benefiting from the easement in the event of interference with the enjoyment of the easement, or compensation of the owner of the real property subject to the easement for maintaining the easement; and

(5) Any other provision necessary or desirable to execute the instrument.

Source: SL 1996, ch 260, § 3; SL 2017, ch 188, § 3.