Indiana § 36-7-9-13.5 Unpaid costs for unsafe premises repairs or emergency actions taken;
collection

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-7-9-13.5 — Unpaid costs for unsafe premises repairs or emergency actions taken; collection

Indiana § 36-7-9-13.5

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 7PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Ch. 9Unsafe Building Law

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(a)This section does not apply to the collection of an amount if a court determines under section 13 of this chapter that the enforcement authority is not entitled to the amount.

(b)If:

(1)all or any part of the costs listed in section 12 of this chapter remain unpaid for any unsafe premises (other than unsafe premises owned by a governmental entity) for more than fifteen

(15)days after completion of the work; or

(2)emergency action was taken under section 9 of this chapter, for more than fifteen (15) days after the costs of the emergency action have been affirmed by the hearing authority; the enforcement authority may send notice under section 25 of this chapter to each person who held a known or recorded fee interest, life estate interest, or equitable interest of a contract purc

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5. (a) This section does not apply to the
collection of an amount if a court determines under section 13 of this
chapter that the enforcement authority is not entitled to the amount.
(b) If:
(1) all or any part of the costs listed in section 12 of this chapter
remain unpaid for any unsafe premises (other than unsafe
premises owned by a governmental entity) for more than fifteen
(15) days after completion of the work; or
(2) emergency action was taken under section 9 of this chapter,
for more than fifteen (15) days after the costs of the emergency
action have been affirmed by the hearing authority;
the enforcement authority may send notice under section 25 of this
chapter to each person who held a known or recorded fee interest, life
estate interest, or equitable interest of a contract purchaser in the
unsafe premises. If the notice is sent, the enforcement authority shall
also send notice to any mortgagee with a known or recorded substantial
property interest. The notice must require full payment of the amount
owed within thirty (30) days.
(c) If full payment of the amount owed is not made less than thirty
(30) days after the notice is delivered, the enforcement officer may
certify the following information to the county auditor:
(1) The name of each person who held a known or recorded fee
interest, life estate interest, or equitable interest of a contract
purchaser in the unsafe premises.
(2) The description of the unsafe premises, as shown by the
records of the county auditor.
(3) The amount of the delinquent payment, including all costs
described in section 12 of this chapter.
(d) The county auditor shall place the total amount certified under
subsection (c) on the tax duplicate for the affected property as a special
assessment. The total amount, including accrued interest, shall be
collected as delinquent taxes are collected.
(e) An amount collected under subsection (d), after all other taxes
have been collected and disbursed, shall be disbursed to the unsafe
building fund.
(f) A judgment entered under section 13, 19, 21, or 22 of this
chapter may be certified to the auditor and collected under this section.
However, a judgment lien need not be obtained under section 13 of this
chapter before a debt is certified under this section.