South Dakota · Secure your contract
File a Memorandum of Contract in South Dakota
Under contract on a South Dakota property and want to make sure the seller can't quietly sell to someone else? Recording a memorandum of contract puts the public on constructive notice of your equitable interest. You sign with the online notary; we record it with the county and send you the recorded copy.
How it works in South Dakota
A memorandum is a short instrument recorded in the county real-property records. It references the parties and the property and gives notice that a purchase contract exists — without disclosing the price or terms. Once recorded, a title search turns it up as an exception, which practically stops a clean sale to anyone else while your contract is live. It is lawful notice of a genuine, executed contract — not a lien and not a pressure tactic.
Recording across South Dakota
South Dakota has 66 counties. We file in whichever one your property is in and send you the recorded copy with its recording number.
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Memorandum filing by South Dakota county
Under contract in South Dakota? Lock it down.
Upload your signed contract — Jurably files a compliant memorandum and returns the recorded instrument.