<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 44-8-1.5 - Security of mortgage protected against mortgagor's act. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2066071Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2066071SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066071CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2066071Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2066071DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066071000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066071SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066071SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066071SCL-000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2066071Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=44-8-1.5"><span class="s2066071SENU">44-8-1.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066071SENU">. </span><span class="s2066071CL">Security of mortgage protected against mortgagor's act.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066071Normal-000000"><span class="s2066071DefaultParagraphFont">No person whose interest is subject to the lien of a real estate mortgage may do any act which will substantially impair the mortgagee's security.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066071Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066071000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066071Normal"><span class="s2066071SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066071SCL-000002"> CivC 1877, § 1733; CL 1887, § 4358; RCivC 1903, § 2054; RC 1919, § 1558; SDC 1939, § 39.0207 (5); repealed SL 1966, ch 150, § 10-102; re</span><span class="s2066071SCL-000003">-</span><span class="s2066071SCL-000002">enacted SL 1970, ch 251.</span></p></div></body></html>