Sec. 58. (a) In every foreclosure action under this chapter, other than a foreclosure action in which the unit is the plaintiff, the plaintiff must forward to the disbursing officer a copy of the complaint that sets out, among other allegations, the following:

(1) The name of the owner or owners being sued.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-9-36-58

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) The description of the property.

(3) The name of the improvement.

(4) The number of the assessment roll.

     (b) The disbursing officer shall enter the facts upon the duplicate involving the litigated assessment while the action is pending.

     (c) All dismissals of foreclosure litigation and all proceedings of sheriff‘s sales in foreclosures of assessment liens shall be certified to the disbursing officer.

As added by P.L.98-1993, SEC.7.