Within six months of the commencement of involuntary liquidation, the director or receiver may by his election terminate any executory contract for services or advertising to which a bank is a party or any obligation of a bank as a lessee. A lessor who receives sixty days’ notice of the director’s or receiver’s election to terminate such a lease shall have no claim for rent other than rent accrued to the date of termination nor for damages for such termination.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 51A-15-31

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • 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.

Source: SL 1969, ch 11, § 13.14; SL 1970, ch 265, § 69; SL 1988, ch 377, § 174; SDCL, § 51-27-23.