Indiana Code 6-1.1-22-2. Description of real property; sufficiency
(1) reference to the name of the subdivision and lot number, if the tract of land has been platted into lots or subdivided and a plat of the tract has been recorded in the office of the county recorder; or
Terms Used In Indiana Code 6-1.1-22-2
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- 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
(b) Real property is sufficiently described for the purpose of conveying title to it when it is sold for the nonpayment of taxes if it is described by:
(1) reference to the name of the subdivision and lot number if the tract of land has been platted into lots or subdivided and a plat of the tract has been recorded in the office of the county recorder;
(2) reference to its key number, if any, and the description, including the number of acres, contained in a deed, mortgage, will, or other public record of the county; or
(3) reference to a description prepared by the county surveyor under subsection (c) of this section.
(c) Whenever a sufficient description is not available for real property which is to be sold for nonpayment of taxes, the county surveyor, at the request of the county auditor, shall survey and plat the land and prepare a correct description of it. The county surveyor shall file a certified copy of the plat and the description with the county recorder, who shall record the instrument in the deed record. The county recorder shall not charge a fee for this service.
[Pre-1975 Property Tax Recodification Citation: 6-1-51-6.]
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.60-1988, SEC.1.