South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 13 - Easements And Servitudes
Section 43-13-4 - Creation of servitude--Vested estate in servient tenement necessary.

43-13-4. Creation of servitude--Vested estate in servient tenement necessary.
A servitude can be created only by one who has a vested estate in the servient tenement.

Source: CivC 1877, §247; CL 1887, §2763; RCivC 1903, §270; RC 1919, §340; SDC 1939, §51.0604.

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South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 43 - Property

Chapter 13 - Easements And Servitudes

Section 43-13-1 - Granting and holding of servitudes not attached to land.

Section 43-13-2 - Easements--Definition--Classification.

Section 43-13-3 - Definition of terms--Dominant tenement--Servient tenement.

Section 43-13-4 - Creation of servitude--Vested estate in servient tenement necessary.

Section 43-13-5 - Extent of servitude--Determination.

Section 43-13-6 - Owner of servient tenement cannot hold servitude--Extinguishment of servitude.

Section 43-13-7 - Effect of partition of dominant tenement--Apportionment of burden--Limitation.

Section 43-13-8 - Use of easements by owner of future estate in dominant tenement.

Section 43-13-9 - Owner or occupant of dominant tenement--Right to enforce easement.

Section 43-13-10 - Owner in fee of servient tenement--Action for possession of land--Public servitude.

Section 43-13-11 - Destruction of servient tenement extinguishes servitude.

Section 43-13-12 - Performance of act incompatible with nature or exercise of easement--Extinguishment of servitude.

Section 43-13-13 - Servitude acquired by enjoyment extinguished by disuse for prescribed period.

Section 43-13-16 - Wind easement defined.

Section 43-13-16.1 - Solar easement defined.

Section 43-13-17 - Granting of wind or solar easements--Recording--Maximum term--Development of energy potential required--Encumbrances--Encumbrances.

Section 43-13-18 - Contents of wind or solar easement instruments.

Section 43-13-19 - Severance of wind or solar energy rights limited.

Section 43-13-20 - Holder of wind or solar easement, lease, or easement for essential services to accommodate reasonable development of another holder--Exception.

Section 43-13-20.1 - Extension of wind development period--Filing of affidavit.

Section 43-13-20.2 - Development of potential to produce energy from wind power or solar power.

Section 43-13-20.3 - Additional contents of wind or solar easement documents.

Section 43-13-20.4 - Waiting period for execution of wind or solar easement or lease.

Section 43-13-20.5 - Confidentiality agreements.

Section 43-13-21 - Small wind energy system defined.

Section 43-13-22 - Large wind energy system defined.

Section 43-13-23 - Small wind energy system set back requirement--Exception .

Section 43-13-24 - Large wind energy system set back requirement--Exception.

Section 43-13-25 - Enforcement of farm tap easements.