§ 36-9-37-24 — Delinquent assessments; sale of property

Indiana § 36-9-37-24

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 9: TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS
• Ch. 37: Barrett Law Funding for Municipalities

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(a) This section does not apply to a
municipality if the legislative body of the municipality adopts an
ordinance providing that this section does not apply to the municipality.
(b) After the county auditor receives the list of delinquencies from
the municipal fiscal officer under section 23 of this chapter, the real
property on the list is subject to collection by the county treasurer in the
same way that delinquent property taxes are collected and may be sold
in the manner that property is sold for taxes. The owners and
purchasers of the property have the same rights and remedies as the
owners and purchasers would have at a tax sale.
(c) The county auditor shall issue a county warrant for the principal,
interest, and penalty to the municipal fiscal officer originally charged
with the collection of the principal, interest, and penalty after the
following:
(1) The collection of the principal, interest, and penalty.
(2) Settlement for principal, interest, and penalty by the county
treasurer.
(d) This section does not require a county or any of the county's
officers to include the amount of delinquent principal, interest, or
penalty in a certificate of sale to the county.
(e) If a county or municipal officer fails to perform the officer's
duties under this section or section 20(a) of this chapter, a person
aggrieved by the failure may bring an action against the officer to
compel performance.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.98-1993, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.172-1994, SEC.3.