44-9-34. Foreclosure of liens--Appointment of receiver on request of majority of lien holders, parties to action.
Whenever action has been commenced for the foreclosure of liens, under this chapter, and a majority of the lien holders, parties to such action, shall by motion request the appointment of a receiver, the court may appoint a receiver to take possession of all the property covered by such liens and to take care of and preserve the same.
Source: SL 1909, ch 51, §8; SL 1915, ch 243, §8; RC 1919, §1638; SDC 1939, §39.0717.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 09 - Mechanics' And Materialmen's Liens
Section 44-9-1 - Persons entitled to lien--Property affected--Extent of lien--Exceptions.
Section 44-9-4 - Improvement not authorized by owner of land--Notice of nonliability.
Section 44-9-5 - Homestead right--Lien does not affect exemption.
Section 44-9-6 - Contribution under contract with owner--Agreed price--Extent of lien.
Section 44-9-6.1 - Interest on amounts secured by liens.
Section 44-9-7 - Attachment and taking effect of lien--Preference over other encumbrances.
Section 44-9-12 - Amount due from contractor to creditor--Recovery from owner.
Section 44-9-13 - Misappropriation of funds by contractor, subcontractor, or supplier--Theft.
Section 44-9-16 - Lien statement by lien claimant--Verification--Contents.
Section 44-9-19 - Fees for the filing, indexing or assignment of liens.
Section 44-9-23 - Enforcement of lien--Venue of action--Commencement and conduct of proceedings.
Section 44-9-24 - Six-year limitation to enforce lien--Cancellation of expired lien.
Section 44-9-27 - Action to enforce lien--Commencement--Issuance of summons--Filing of complaint.
Section 44-9-32 - Pleadings in action to foreclose lien--Denial of averments of answer.
Section 44-9-33 - Foreclosure of liens--Applicability of laws governing civil procedure--Exception.
Section 44-9-37 - Compensation of receiver fixed by court.
Section 44-9-38 - General power of court to appoint receiver not abridged.
Section 44-9-46 - Sale of improvements to satisfy all liens--Severance and removal from land.