Indiana Code 32-29-7-6. Location of mortgaged real estate; jurisdiction; recordation
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Sec. 6. (a) If the mortgaged real estate is located in more than one (1) county:
(2) all the real estate shall be sold in the county where the action is brought, unless the court orders otherwise.
(1) the court of any county the mortgaged real estate is located in has jurisdiction of an action for the foreclosure of the mortgage; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-29-7-6
- Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
- 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
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
(b) A judgment and decree granted by a court or a judge in an action for the foreclosure of the mortgaged real estate shall be recorded in the lis pendens record kept in the office of the clerk of each county where the real estate is located, unless the judgment and decree is filed with the clerk in the county as provided in IC 33-32-3-2.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-16-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.98-2004, SEC.119.