§ 16-22-7-29 — Lease of land to authority by hospital, municipality, or county; option to purchase; price

Indiana § 16-22-7-29

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 22: COUNTY HOSPITALS
• Ch. 7: Hospital Building Authorities in County With Hospital

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(a) The city hospital, city, or county desiring
to erect buildings on land owned or acquired by the city hospital, city,
or county may lease land to the authority for a nominal rental for the
same period, including renewal periods, that the lessee proposes to
lease the particular land or buildings to be constructed from the
authority. The city hospital, city, or county may grant an option to the
authority to purchase the land not more than six (6) months after the
expiration of the lease from the authority on the land or buildings if the
city hospital or lessee does not exercise an option to purchase the
buildings within the terms of the lease. If the option price on the land
is not fixed in the original lease, the price shall be determined by an
appraisal made by:
(1) one (1) disinterested freeholder residing in the county; and
(2) two (2) disinterested appraisers licensed under IC 25-34.1;
who are residents of Indiana appointed by the judge of the circuit court.
One (1) of the appraisers appointed under subdivision (2) must reside
not more than fifty (50) miles from the land.
(b) A lease of land by the city hospital, city, or county must be
authorized by the city legislative body, the county executive, or
governing board of the hospital, respectively, and a resolution, an
order, or an ordinance must be entered in the official records of the
governing body. Authorization may be given before or concurrently
with the authorization of the lease from the authority to the lessee. The
authorization to lease land to the authority is contingent upon the
authorization to lease land from the authority. The lease to the authority
shall be executed on behalf of the following:
(1) The city by the city executive and the recording officer.
(2) The county by the county executive and auditor.
(3) The authority by the president or vice president and secretary
of the governing board.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5-17.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.113-2006, SEC.11.