Indiana § 30-2-13-15 Loss of certificate of authority or license by seller; notice to purchaser;
selection of new seller; transfer of unperformed contracts and funds to
successor owner

Indiana Statutes

§ 30-2-13-15 — Loss of certificate of authority or license by seller; notice to purchaser; selection of new seller; transfer of unperformed contracts and funds to successor owner

Indiana § 30-2-13-15

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Ind. Code § 30-2-13-15 (2026).

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(a)If a seller:

(1)ceases to have a certificate of authority or loses a professional license required to provide services under this chapter;

(2)ceases to exist or operate;

(3)is incapable of performing the seller's obligations under an unperformed contract for any reason; or

(4)sells or leases the seller's business, facilities, or assets; the seller shall give notice to the board and to each purchaser for whom funds are held in a trust or escrow under this chapter. The notice shall specify the reason for the issuance of the notice.

(b)The seller's written notice under subsection (a) must be:

(1)addressed to the purchaser's last known address; and

(2)mailed within fifteen (15) days after the seller becomes incapable of performing the obligations under the contract.

(c)A purchaser

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(a) If a seller:
(1) ceases to have a certificate of authority or loses a professional
license required to provide services under this chapter;
(2) ceases to exist or operate;
(3) is incapable of performing the seller's obligations under an
unperformed contract for any reason; or
(4) sells or leases the seller's business, facilities, or assets;
the seller shall give notice to the board and to each purchaser for whom
funds are held in a trust or escrow under this chapter. The notice shall
specify the reason for the issuance of the notice.
(b) The seller's written notice under subsection (a) must be:
(1) addressed to the purchaser's last known address; and
(2) mailed within fifteen (15) days after the seller becomes
incapable of performing the obligations under the contract.
(c) A purchaser who receives a notice under subsection (a) has thirty
(30) days after the date the notice was mailed by the seller to select and
designate a new seller under section 13 of this chapter to become the
beneficiary of the trust or the designated recipient of the escrow funds.
The first seller shall send written notice of the designation of a new
seller to the newly designated seller or to the trustee.
(d) A seller shall transfer all unperformed contracts and funds held
in trust or escrow under this chapter to the seller who is the successor
owner or lessee of the transferring seller. The successor seller shall
perform all contracts transferred under this subsection.
(e) If:
(1) the seller fails to comply with subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), or
(a)(3); or
(2) a purchaser fails to designate a new seller;
the designation shall be made by the board.