§ 21-51-1 Limitation of actions on real property contract–Contract void after fifteen years
§ 21-51-2 Judicial discharge of lien or contract permitted if holder cannot be served in state–Proof required for discharge of contract
§ 21-51-3 Petition or complaint for discharge of record–Contents and allegations required
§ 21-51-4 Joinder of two or more applications for discharge
§ 21-51-5 Signature and verification of petition or complaint
§ 21-51-6 Order fixing time for hearing on petition or complaint–Notice
§ 21-51-7 Publication and posting of notice of hearing
§ 21-51-8 Proof required on hearing–Objections to relief requested
§ 21-51-9 Judgment discharging instrument and record–Contents and effect of judgment
§ 21-51-10 Recording of judgment–Effect as discharge
§ 21-51-11 Remedy not exclusive
§ 21-51-12 Removal of counterfeit lien–Filing of action
§ 21-51-13 Counterfeit document–Vacation of judgment
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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 21 > Chapter 51 - Discharge of Recorded Liens and Real Estate Contracts

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. 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.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2