One who sells real property has a special or vendor's lien thereon, independent of possession, for so much of the price as remains unpaid and unsecured otherwise than by the personal obligation of the buyer.
S.D. Codified Laws § 44-6-1
Purchase price of real property--Special or vendor's lien
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case South Dakota Farm Bureau, Inc. v. Hazeltine (2002)
Most recently applied in Johnson v. Light (October 2006)
Source: CivC 1877, § 1801; CL 1887, § 4436; RCivC 1903, § 2148; RC 1919, § 1689; SDC 1939, § 39.0601.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.