Any person may redeem a tax certificate on real property sold for taxes at any time before issue of a tax deed for the property by paying the treasurer the sum listed in the tax certificate, the interest on the sum at the rate that the real property was sold from the date of purchase, other taxes subsequently paid, and interest on the taxes at the same rate from the date of the payment. The treasurer shall enter a memorandum of the redemption in the list of sales and give a receipt for the redemption to the person redeeming the tax certificate. The treasurer shall also file the receipt with the county auditor. The treasurer shall hold the money subject to the order of the purchaser, the purchaser’s agent, or the purchaser’s attorney.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 10-24-1

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • 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.

Source: SL 1897, ch 28, § 129; RPolC 1903, § 2208; SL 1913, ch 351; RC 1919, § 6799; SL 1933, ch 198, § 1; SDC 1939, § 57.1115; SL 2008, ch 37, § 45; SL 2018, ch 63, § 110.