§ 15-3-1 Seizin or possession within twenty years required for action to recover real propertyor possession
§ 15-3-2 Seizin or possession within twenty years required for cause of action or defensebased on title to real property
§ 15-3-3 Limitation of actions based on entry on real estate
§ 15-3-4 Limitation of actions by state based on title to real property
§ 15-3-5 Grantee of state limited by limitations applicable to state
§ 15-3-6 Limitation of actions to recover real property after invalidation of state grant
§ 15-3-7 Possession of real property presumed from legal title–Occupation by anotherpresumed subordinate to legal title
§ 15-3-8 Tenant’s possession deemed that of landlord–Continuation after termination oftenancy
§ 15-3-9 Possessory right not impaired by descent on death of person in possession
§ 15-3-10 Twenty years’ possession under written instrument or judgment deemed adversepossession–Tract divided into lots
§ 15-3-11 Acts constituting adverse possession based on written instrument or judgment
§ 15-3-12 Actual occupation required for adverse possession under claim other than writteninstrument or judgment
§ 15-3-13 Acts constituting adverse possession under claim other than written instrument orjudgment
§ 15-3-14 Tolling of statute during disability–Time for commencement of action after removalof disability
§ 15-3-15 Vesting of title by possession and payment of taxes for ten years under color of title–Continuation of possession and tax payment by successor in interest
§ 15-3-16 Vesting of title to unoccupied land by payment of taxes for ten years under color oftitle–Continuation of tax payment by successor in interest
§ 15-3-17 Tax payment vesting provisions not applicable to public lands or religious orcharitable societies
§ 15-3-18 Tax payment vesting provisions not applicable against person under disability–Timefor commencement of action after removal of disability

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 15 > Chapter 3 - Adverse Possession and Limitation of Actions to Recover Real Estate

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • 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
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2