An easement or servitude created by an owner is valid and effective, notwithstanding the common ownership of the benefited and burdened property, at the time of creation or after reacquisition of the property by the creator of the easement or servitude.
S.D. Codified Laws § 43-13-6.1
Owner of servient tenement cannot hold servitude--Exception for creator
Source: SL 2025, ch 182, § 2.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.