§ 32-30-3-20 — Action to quiet title of real estate exempt from sale on execution

Indiana § 32-30-3-20

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 32: PROPERTY
• Art. 30: CAUSES OF ACTION CONCERNING REAL
• Ch. 3: Ejectment and Quiet Title

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(a) A resident householder in Indiana who
may claim real estate owned by the householder exempt from sale on
execution may quiet the title to the real estate against any judgment or
lien.
(b) The complaint in an action described in subsection (a) must state
the following:
(1) The ownership of the real estate.
(2) The existence of a judgment against the real estate.
(3) The right of the owner to claim the real estate exempt from
sale on execution.
(c) In an action described in subsection (a), the title to the real estate
may be quieted against a judgment whether the householder has
executed the judgment or has filed a schedule claiming an exemption
from sale on execution if the court finds that the owner's interest, in
value, of the real estate does not at the time of the hearing exceed any
mortgages, tax, or assessment on the real estate by more than seven
hundred dollars ($700).
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-7-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.