South Dakota Statutes
§ 43-8-2 — Building and fences--Duty of life tenant to repair, and pay taxes and assessments.
South Dakota § 43-8-2
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 43-8-2 (2026).
Text
The owner of a life estate must keep the building and fences in repair from ordinary waste, and must pay the taxes and other annual charges, and a just proportion of extraordinary assessments benefiting the whole inheritance.
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Related
In Re the Administration of the Florence Y. Wallbaum Revocable Living Trust Agreement
2012 S.D. 18 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2012)
Thomas v. Thomas
2003 SD 39 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2003)
Matter of Estate of Jackson
508 N.W.2d 374 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1993)
Legislative History
CivC 1877, § 271; CL 1887, § 2787; RCivC 1903, § 294; RC 1919, § 364; SDC 1939, § 51.0710.
Nearby Sections
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§ 43-1-1
Property defined.§ 43-1-2
Classes of property.§ 43-1-4
Land as solid material of earth.§ 43-1-6
Law governing real property.§ 43-1-7
Law governing personal property.§ 43-10-13
Repealed§ 43-11-10
Power in trust defined.§ 43-11-11
General power in trust defined.§ 43-11-12
Special power in trust defined.§ 43-11-13
Capacity to create power.§ 43-11-14
Manner of creating power.§ 43-11-15
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 43-8-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/43-8-2.