The owner of a self-service storage facility has a lien upon all personal property located at a self-service storage facility for rent, labor, late fees, or other charges, present or future, in relation to the personal property, and for expenses necessary for its preservation, or expenses reasonably incurred in its sale or other disposition pursuant to this chapter. The lien provided in this chapter attaches as of the date the occupant defaults on the rental agreement. Any lien provided in this chapter is prior to any other lien or security interest, except for those liens and security interests which were perfected earlier.
S.D. Codified Laws § 44-14-2
Owner--Lien on personal property
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In the Matter of Sales Tax Liability of Pirmantgen (2008)
Most recently applied in In the Matter of Sales Tax Liability of Pirmantgen (December 2008)
Source: SL 1997, ch 249, § 2; SL 2022, ch 165, § 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.