Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, “creditor” means a person: (1) that regularly engages in Indiana in the extension of mortgages that are subject to a credit service charge or loan finance charge, as applicable, or are payable by written agreement in more than four (4) installments (not including a down payment); and […]
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, “enforcement authority” has the meaning set forth in IC 36-7-9-2. As added by P.L.170-2011, SEC.15.
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, “owner”, with respect to real property, has the meaning set forth in IC 36-7-36-4. As added by P.L.170-2011, SEC.15.
Sec. 4. For purposes of this chapter, real property is “vacant or abandoned” if it qualifies, or would potentially qualify, as either: (1) a vacant structure under IC 36-7-36-6; or (2) an abandoned structure under IC 36-7-36-1. As added by P.L.170-2011, SEC.15.
Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), a person who is not the owner of real property or who is a creditor, and who suspects that the property may be vacant or abandoned, may enter upon the premises of the real property to do the following: (1) Without entering any structure located on […]
Sec. 6. For purposes of this chapter, a tax sale certificate holder or an applicant for a tax deed who performs an act described in section 5 of this chapter with respect to the real property for which the person holds the tax sale certificate or has applied for the tax deed, is not considered […]
Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to real property for which the executive of a city, town, or county or an enforcement authority (as defined by IC 36-7-9-2) has obtained a determination of abandonment under IC 36-7-37 or IC 36-7-9. (b) A city, town, or county may provide a potential purchaser or a potential lender […]
