Indiana § 32-20-2-6 "Root of title" defined

Indiana Statutes

§ 32-20-2-6 — "Root of title" defined

Indiana § 32-20-2-6

Title 32PROPERTY

Art. 20MARKETABLE TITLE FOR REAL PROPERTY

Ch. 2Definitions

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Ind. Code § 32-20-2-6 (2026).

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"Root of title" means that title transaction in the chain of title of a person:

(1)that purports to create the interest claimed by the person;

(2)upon which the person relies as a basis for the marketability of the person's title; and

(3)that is the most recent to be recorded as of a date at least fifty

(50)years before the time when marketability is being determined. The effective date of the root of title is the date on which it is recorded. [Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-5-8(e).]

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"Root of title" means that title transaction in
the chain of title of a person:
(1) that purports to create the interest claimed by the person;
(2) upon which the person relies as a basis for the marketability
of the person's title; and
(3) that is the most recent to be recorded as of a date at least fifty
(50) years before the time when marketability is being
determined.
The effective date of the root of title is the date on which it is recorded.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-5-8(e).]