Sec. 13.3. (a) Before an appraisal management company may engage a real estate appraiser to perform an appraisal under this chapter, the appraisal management company shall provide the real estate appraiser with a proposed contract to perform the appraisal. The proposed contract must include the following:

(1) The order for appraisal.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-34.1-11-13.3

  • appraisal: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 25-34.1-11-1
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • appraisal management company: means a person that, for compensation, acts as a third party intermediary by contracting with independent real estate appraisers to perform appraisals for other persons. See Indiana Code 25-34.1-11-2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Real estate: means any right, title, or interest in real property. See Indiana Code 25-34.1-1-2
  • real estate appraiser: means a person who:

    Indiana Code 25-34.1-11-6

(2) Information delineating the work to be completed.

(3) The date when the real estate appraiser must complete the appraisal.

(4) The terms and conditions for the payment of the real estate appraiser for the appraisal.

     (b) A real estate appraiser may accept a proposed contract that is offered and signed, manually or electronically, by the appraisal management company by:

(1) signing a written contract and delivering the signed contract to the appraisal management company; or

(2) accepting the contract electronically through an electronic mail, facsimile transmission, or digital image to the appraisal management company.

As added by P.L.145-2018, SEC.1.