Sec. 7. (a) A patent issued under this chapter or under IC 4-20.5-8 (before its repeal) vests in:

(1) the interested person; or

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-18-6-7

  • interested person: means :

    Indiana Code 14-18-6-2

  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) the interested person’s successor in title;

fee simple title to the real property that has been filled in and improved.

     (b) A person holding an easement over the real property and filling has the same right over the real property filled in as the person has over the adjoining real property. However, the owner of the easement acquires only a like easement over the filled in real property.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 4-20.5-8-7.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.