Sec. 28. (a) The statutes described in subsection (b) apply to the enforcement of assessments made and bonds issued for the construction of sewage works or levees for the following:

(1) The drainage of a parcel, lot, or tract of land.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-9-39-28

  • 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
  • construction: includes repair, remodeling, renovation, or betterment, but only in instances when:

    Indiana Code 36-9-39-1.3

  • 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
  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) A change in a stream or watercourse.

     (b) Statutes concerning the following are subject to subsection (a):

(1) Liens for street, alley, and other improvements.

(2) The payment of street, alley, and other improvement assessments by installments.

(3) The interest rates on the assessments.

(4) The deposit of the proceeds of the assessments into a separate special fund for a particular improvement.

(5) The application of the proceeds of the assessments under a separate special fund for a particular improvement.

(6) The issuance, sale, and redemption of bonds to anticipate the assessments.

(7) The duties of the municipal fiscal officer.

(8) The enforcement of assessment liens for street, alley, and other improvements.

(9) Actions foreclosing liens, attorney‘s fees in those foreclosure actions, and the procedure in those foreclosure actions.

(10) The conduct of sales by the sheriff under any decree of foreclosure issued in a foreclosure action.

(11) The execution of certificates and deeds.

(12) All matters of a similar nature regarding any of the following:

(A) The enforcement and collection of assessments for street, alley, and other improvements.

(B) The rights of contractors, assignees, and bondholders under the assessments.

As added by P.L.98-1993, SEC.10.