Any person damaged by an appraisal management company’s failure to pay an obligation listed in subdivision 36-21D-12(1) has a right of action against the surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit. Any action against a surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit must be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction within one year after the appraisal management company fails to pay the amount owing or the amount adjudged against the appraisal management company.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 36-21D-14

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 2014, ch 184, § 3.