Indiana § 5-20-2-2 Definitions

Indiana Statutes

§ 5-20-2-2 — Definitions

Indiana § 5-20-2-2

Title 5STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Art. 20HOUSING

Ch. 2Financing of Housing

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As used in this chapter, each of the following shall have the meaning indicated unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:

(1)"Bonds" means the revenue bonds authorized to be issued under this chapter and includes notes and any and all other limited obligations of a county or municipality payable as provided in this chapter.

(2)"Executive officer" of a county, city, or town has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-5.

(3)"Governing body" of a county, city, or town has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-9.

(4)"Home" means real property and improvements thereon constructed for human habitation, located within the county or municipality, consisting of not more than four (4) units, and owned by one (1) mortgagor who occupies or intends to occupy one (1) of such units.

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As used in this chapter, each of the following
shall have the meaning indicated unless a different meaning clearly
appears from the context:
(1) "Bonds" means the revenue bonds authorized to be issued
under this chapter and includes notes and any and all other
limited obligations of a county or municipality payable as
provided in this chapter.
(2) "Executive officer" of a county, city, or town has the meaning
set forth in IC 36-1-2-5.
(3) "Governing body" of a county, city, or town has the meaning
set forth in IC 36-1-2-9.
(4) "Home" means real property and improvements thereon
constructed for human habitation, located within the county or
municipality, consisting of not more than four (4) units, and
owned by one (1) mortgagor who occupies or intends to occupy
one (1) of such units.
(5) "Home mortgage" means an interest bearing loan for not to
exceed thirty (30) years to a mortgagor for the purpose of
purchasing or improving a home, evidenced by a promissory note
and secured by a mortgage on this home, but shall not include a
loan primarily for the purpose of refinancing an existing loan.
(6) "Lending institution" means any bank, trust company, savings
bank, national banking association, savings association, mortgage
banker, or other financing institution or governmental agency
which customarily provides service or otherwise aids in the
financing of mortgages on single family residential housing or
multifamily residential housing, which institution, for a county, is
located in that county, and for a municipality is located in the
county in which the municipality is located, or any holding
company for any of the foregoing.
(7) "Mortgagor" means an individual, or two (2) or more
individuals acting together, who have received a home mortgage
under this chapter.
(8) "Recording officer" means the clerk or clerk-treasurer of a
county or municipality.
(9) "Municipality" means a city or town.
(10) "Authority" refers to the Indiana housing and community
development authority created by IC 5-20-1-3.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.47, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981,
P.L.62, SEC.1; P.L.8-1989, SEC.23; P.L.79-1998, SEC.11;
P.L.181-2006, SEC.21.