Sec. 11. (a) In an action to foreclose a lien:

(1) the defendant or owner of the property subject to the lien; or

Need help reviewing a real estate contract? Chat with an attorney and protect your rights.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-28-3-11

  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) any person having an interest in the property subject to the lien, including a mortgagee or other lienholder;

may file in the action a written undertaking with surety to be approved by the court.

     (b) An undertaking filed under this section must provide that the person filing it will pay any judgment that may be recovered in the action to foreclose the lien, including costs and attorney‘s fees allowed by the court, if the claim on which the judgment is founded is found by the court to have been a lien on the property at the time the action was filed.

     (c) If an undertaking is filed and approved by the court:

(1) the court shall enter an order releasing the property from the lien; and

(2) the property shall be discharged from the lien.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-3-11.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.