Indiana Code 6-1.1-25-16. Defeating title conveyed by tax deed; proof required
(1) the tract or real property described in the deed was not subject to the taxes for which it was sold;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 6-1.1-25-16
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- 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: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(3) the tract or real property was not assessed for the taxes and special assessments for which it was sold;
(4) the tract or real property was redeemed before the expiration of the period of redemption (as specified in section 4 of this chapter);
(5) the proper county officers issued a certificate, within the time limited by law for paying taxes or for redeeming the tract or real property, which states either that no taxes were due at the time the sale was made or that the tract or real property was not subject to taxation;
(6) the description of the tract or real property was so imperfect as to fail to describe it with reasonable certainty; or
(7) the notices required by IC 6-1.1-24-2, IC 6-1.1-24-4, and sections 4.5 and 4.6 of this chapter were not in substantial compliance with the manner prescribed in those sections.
[Pre-1975 Property Tax Recodification Citation: 6-1-57-14.]
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.60-1988, SEC.18; P.L.83-1989, SEC.16; P.L.139-2001, SEC.27.