Lease of real property for more than one year--Written contract necessary
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SD Code › Title 43 › Chapter 32 › Section 43-32-5
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No agreement for the leasing of real property or an interest therein for a longer period than one year is valid unless the same, or some note or memorandum thereof, be in writing, signed by the lessor or his agent thereunto authorized in writing.
Source: CivC 1877, § 993; CL 1887, § 3617; RCivC 1903, § 1311; RC 1919, § 856; SDC 1939, § 38.0402.
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