Sec. 11. (a) Within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date that the department has taken possession, the receiver may, at his election, reject:

(1) any executory contract to which the closed financial institution is a party without any further liability to the closed financial institution or the receiver; or

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 28-1-3.1-11

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(2) any obligation of the financial institution as a lessee of real or personal property.

The receiver’s election to reject a lease shall create no claim for rent other than rent accrued to the date of termination or for actual damages, if any, for the termination not to exceed the equivalent of payment of rent for six (6) months.

     (b) If the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is the receiver, compliance with this section is not required.

As added by P.L.141-1984, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.35-2010, SEC.106.