Sec. 13. Within six (6) months after an eligible unit has established a land bank under this chapter, the eligible unit shall furnish the land bank with a list of real property:

(1) that is located in the territory of the land bank;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-7-38-13

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(2) for which the eligible unit holds:

(A) a tax sale certificate issued under IC 6-1.1-24; or

(B) a tax deed issued under IC 6-1.1-25; and

(3) that is not committed to a redevelopment project or for another purpose.

At the time the eligible unit furnishes the list to the land bank, the eligible unit shall offer to assign the tax sale certificates and convey the real property described on the list to the land bank at no cost to the land bank. For each tract or item of real property described on the list, the offer expires six (6) months after the offer is made to the land bank, unless the eligible unit specifies a longer period in the offer. If, for a particular tract or item of real property on the list, the land bank accepts the offer, the eligible unit may assign the tax sale certificate or convey the real property, as applicable, to the land bank at no cost to the land bank. If, for a particular tract or item of real property on the list, the land bank rejects the offer, the eligible unit may dispose of the real property as otherwise provided by law.

As added by P.L.211-2016, SEC.1.