Title 32, PROPERTY

Sec. 3. (a) If the record of a mortgage or vendor's lien to which this chapter applies does not show the time when the debt or the last installment of the debt secured by the mortgage or vendor's lien becomes due: (1) the original mortgagee; (2) the owner of the mortgage; or (3) …

Sec. 1. If the mortgage records of a county in Indiana indicate that a mortgage has been executed to the state and: (1) there is no evidence of indebtedness secured by the mortgage in the possession of the treasurer of state or state comptroller; and (2) there is no evidence in t…

Sec. 1. (a) Wrongs that were previously remediable by an action of waste are remediable by a judgment for damages, forfeiture of the estate of the offending party, and eviction from the premises. (b) A judgment of forfeiture and eviction may be given to a person who is entitled t…

Sec. 2. Notwithstanding an intervening estate for life or years, a person who has a remainder or reversion in an estate may maintain an action for waste, trespass, or injury to the inheritance. [Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-4-2.] As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "exempt property" means personal property that is any of the following: (1) Medically necessary for an individual. (2) Used by a tenant for the tenant's trade or business. (3) Any of the following, as necessary for the tenant or a member of the te…

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "storage facility" means any location approved by a court for storage of a tenant's personal property under section 2(e) of this chapter. As added by P.L.115-2007, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. (a) A landlord has no liability for loss or damage to a tenant's personal property if the tenant's personal property has been abandoned by the tenant. (b) For purposes of this section, a tenant's personal property is considered abandoned if a reasonable person would concl…

Sec. 3. (a) If a tenant has failed to remove the tenant's personal property under section 2 of this chapter, a landlord may deliver the personal property to a warehouseman or to a storage facility if notice of both of the following has been personally served on the tenant at the …

Sec. 4. (a) A warehouseman or storage facility that receives property under this chapter holds a lien on all of that property that is not exempt property to the extent of the expenses for any of the following incurred by the warehouseman or storage facility with respect to all of…

Sec. 5. If a tenant does not claim the tenant's property within forty-five (45) days after receiving notice under section 3 of this chapter, a warehouseman or storage facility may sell the property received under this chapter under IC 26-1-7-210(b). [Pre-2002 Recodification Citat…

Sec. 1. Subject to sections 3(c), 3(d), and 3.5 of this chapter, a person, a firm, a partnership, an association, a limited liability company, or a corporation maintaining a hospital in Indiana or a hospital owned, maintained, or operated by the state or a political subdivision o…

Sec. 2. The lien provided for in section 1 of this chapter is junior and inferior to all claims for attorney's fees, court costs, and all other expenses contracted for or incurred in the recovery of claims or damages for personal injuries as described in this chapter. [Pre-2002 R…

Sec. 3. (a) A person, a firm, a partnership, an association, a limited liability company, or a corporation maintaining a hospital in Indiana or a hospital owned, maintained, or operated by the state or a political subdivision has a lien for all reasonable and necessary charges fo…

Sec. 3.5. (a) This section applies to any person who holds a lien under this chapter. (b) As used in this section, "hospital lienholder" means: (1) a person, firm, partnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation maintaining a hospital in Indiana; or (2) a hosp…

Sec. 4. (a) To perfect the lien provided for in section 3 of this chapter, the hospital must file for record in the office of the recorder of the county in which the hospital is located, within ninety (90) days after the person is discharged or not later than the date of the fina…

Sec. 5. (a) The recorder of the county shall endorse on the statement filed under section 4(a) of this chapter the date and hour of filing. (b) The recorder shall charge a fee for filing the claim in accordance with the fee schedule established in IC 36-2-7-10. (c) The department…

Sec. 6. (a) A lien perfected under section 4 of this chapter is valid unless the lienholder executes a release of the lien under section 7 of this chapter. (b) The release or settlement of a claim with a patient by a person claimed to be liable for the damages incurred by the pat…

Sec. 7. (a) To release a lien perfected under section 4 of this chapter, the operator of the hospital that claims the lien must file with each recorder in whose office the notice of the hospital lien was filed an executed certificate: (1) stating that the claim filed by the hospi…

Sec. 8. This chapter does not give any hospital a right: (1) of action to determine liability; or (2) to approve a compromise or settlement; for injuries sustained by any person covered by this chapter. [Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-26-8.] As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "creditor" means the person who has lawfully repossessed a vehicle. [Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-9-1.] As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "debtor" means the person from whom a vehicle is repossessed. [Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-9-2.] As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "value" means the amount of money that a reasonable person would estimate a willing buyer would pay for an item of personal property. [Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-9-3.] As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "vehicle" means a motor vehicle or a watercraft. [Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-9-9-4.] As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.19.

Sec. 5. (a) If items of personal property having an estimated aggregate value of at least ten dollars ($10) are discovered within a vehicle that has been lawfully repossessed, the creditor must notify the debtor as follows: (1) The notice must be written. (2) The notice must list…

Sec. 6. If items of personal property having an aggregate value of less than ten dollars ($10) are discovered within a vehicle that has been lawfully repossessed, the items of personal property are the property of the creditor with no right of redemption by the debtor. [Pre-2002 …

Sec. 1. A performing rights society or an agent or employee of a performing rights society may not: (1) enter into a contract unless the contract is executed in accordance with the provisions of this article; (2) enter a proprietor's business premises to discuss a contract for th…

Sec. 1. Except for a disclaimer under IC 32-17.5-5 or IC 32-17.5-6-1, the following rules apply to a disclaimer of an interest in property: (1) A disclaimer takes effect: (A) when the instrument creating the interest becomes irrevocable; or (B) upon the intestate's death if the i…

Sec. 1. As established for use in any of the zones within the multizone layer, the INPCS: (1) must be named; and (2) in any land description in which it is used, must be designated by the official name promulgated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's NGS. As a…

Sec. 2. When a tract of land to be defined by a single description extends from one (1) zone into other adjacent zones, the positions of all points on the boundaries of the tract being defined must be referred to by the zone that is specifically named in the description. As added…

Sec. 3. (a) Descriptions of tracts of land by reference to the United States public land surveys, other original pertinent surveys, or subdivisions are recognized as the basic and prevailing method for describing such tracts. (b) If coordinates of the INPCS are used to describe a…

Sec. 1. The attorney general may bring an action against a board of a homeowners association or an individual member of a board of a homeowners association if the attorney general finds that any of the following apply: (1) The association's funds have been knowingly or intentiona…

Sec. 2. (a) A court in which an action is brought under this chapter may do the following: (1) Issue an injunction. (2) Order the board member to make restitution to the homeowners association or to a member of the homeowners association. (3) Order a board member to be removed fr…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a person that is entitled to: (1) an estate in real estate for life or years; (2) an estate tail; (3) a fee simple; (4) a conditional, base, or qualified fee; (5) a particular, limited, or conditional estate in real estate; or (6) an interest in pe…

Sec. 2. On application of a party in interest described in section 1 of this chapter, the circuit court, superior court, or probate court may, if all the parties are: (1) parties to the proceedings and before the court; or (2) properly served with notice as in other civil actions…

Sec. 3. If the court decrees a sale, exchange, or lease under section 2 of this chapter, the court shall direct the investment of the proceeds of the: (1) sale; (2) terms of the instrument of exchange or lease; or (3) limitations of the reversion and rents and income; so as to in…

Sec. 4. If all persons in being are parties who would be entitled to the property sold or leased or the income of the personal property if the contingency had happened at the date of the commencement of the proceedings, a decree under section 2 of this chapter is binding on any p…

Sec. 5. (a) The circuit court, superior court, or probate court: (1) of the county in which a will, deed, or instrument: (A) is probated or recorded; and (B) under or from which a party claims or derives the party's interest in the real or personal property that is the subject of…

Sec. 6. If the proceeds under section 3 of this chapter are invested in personal property, the court may, in the court's decree, direct additional investment: (1) in securities; and (2) upon terms and conditions; that the court considers to be in the best interests of the parties…

Sec. 1. A person may not use the privilege of: (1) filing notices under this article; or (2) using the procedures under IC 32-28-13 concerning common law liens; to slander the title to land. [Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-5-9 part.] As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.5. Amended…

Sec. 2. In any action to quiet title to land, if the court finds that a person has filed a claim only to slander title to land, the court shall: (1) award the plaintiff all the costs of the action, including attorney's fees that the court allows to the plaintiff; and (2) decree t…

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies only to a sale of, an exchange of, an installment sales contract for, or a lease with option to buy residential real estate that contains not more than four (4) residential dwelling units. (b) This chapter does not apply to the following: (1) Tran…

Sec. 10. (a) An owner must complete and sign a disclosure form and submit the form to a prospective buyer before an offer for the sale of the residential real estate is accepted. (b) An appraiser retained to appraise the residential real estate for which the disclosure form has b…

Sec. 11. The owner is not liable for any error, inaccuracy, or omission of any information required to be delivered to the prospective buyer under this chapter if: (1) the error, inaccuracy, or omission was not within the actual knowledge of the owner or was based on information …

Sec. 12. (a) An owner does not violate this chapter if the owner subsequently discovers that the disclosure form is inaccurate as a result of any act, circumstance, information received, or agreement subsequent to the delivery of the disclosure form. However, at or before settlem…

Sec. 13. (a) Notwithstanding section 12 of this chapter, if a prospective buyer receives a disclosure form or an amended disclosure form after an offer has been accepted that discloses a defect, the prospective buyer may after receipt of the disclosure form and within two (2) bus…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "buyer" means a transferee in a transaction described in section 1 of this chapter. [Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-4.6-2-2.] As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6.