Indiana Code 24-5.5-5-5. Foreclosure purchasers; unfair conduct; prohibited representations and acts
(1) enter into repurchase or lease terms as part of the foreclosure reconveyance that are unfair or commercially unreasonable or engage in any other unfair conduct;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 24-5.5-5-5
- 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
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(A) foreclosure purchaser is acting:
(i) as an adviser or a consultant; or
(ii) in any other manner on behalf of the homeowner;
(B) foreclosure purchaser is assisting the homeowner to save the residence; or
(C) foreclosure purchaser is assisting the homeowner in preventing a foreclosure if the result of the transaction is that the homeowner will not complete a redemption of the property; or
(3) until the homeowner’s right to rescind or cancel the foreclosure reconveyance agreement has expired:
(A) record any document, including an instrument or conveyance, signed by the homeowner; or
(B) transfer to a third party or encumber, or purport to transfer to a third party or encumber, any interest in the residential real property in foreclosure.
As added by P.L.209-2007, SEC.2.