Indiana § 36-9-37-10 Liability of municipalities for assessments for public improvements

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-9-37-10 — Liability of municipalities for assessments for public improvements

Indiana § 36-9-37-10

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 9TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

Ch. 37Barrett Law Funding for Municipalities

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Ind. Code § 36-9-37-10 (2026).

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(a)A political subdivision has the same powers and is subject to the same duties and liability in respect to municipal assessments for the cost of public improvements affecting the political subdivision's real property as private owners of real property.

(b)The real property of a political subdivision is subject to liens for the assessments if the real property would have been subject if owned by a private owner at the time the lien attached. However, a penalty or attorney's fees arising from such an assessment may not be collected from a political subdivision.

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(a) A political subdivision has the same
powers and is subject to the same duties and liability in respect to
municipal assessments for the cost of public improvements affecting
the political subdivision's real property as private owners of real
property.
(b) The real property of a political subdivision is subject to liens for
the assessments if the real property would have been subject if owned
by a private owner at the time the lien attached. However, a penalty or
attorney's fees arising from such an assessment may not be collected
from a political subdivision.