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IN Code § 32-30-3-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3. Ejectment and Quiet Title|32-30-3-8. Return of Possession to Defendant; Period for Return; Required Surety; Notice; Proof of Service

Sec. 8. (a) Before the hearing on the order to show cause or before final judgment, and within the time fixed in the order of possession, the defendant may require the return of possession of the property by filing with the court a written undertaking executed by a surety to be approved by the court stating that the defendant is bound in an amount determined by the court sufficient to assure the payment of costs assessed against the defendant for the wrongful detention of the property.(b) If a defendant files an undertaking under this section, the defendant shall:(1) serve a notice of filing the undertaking on the executing officer and the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney; and(2) file with the court proof of service of the notice of filing the undertaking.(c) If a defendant files an undertaking before the hearing on the order to show cause, the court shall terminate the hearing unless the plaintiff takes exception to the surety.(d) If the property is in the possession of the executing officer when the defendant files the undertaking, the court shall return possession of the property to the defendant not more than five (5) days after service of notice of the filing of the undertaking on the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-1.5-8.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3. Ejectment and Quiet Title|32-30-3-9. Order of Possession; Delivery; Service

Sec. 9. (a) If a defendant or the defendant's attorney is in open court when the court issues the order of possession, a copy of the order shall be delivered to the defendant and the delivery noted in the order book.(b) If the defendant and the defendant's attorney are not present, sufficient copies of the order shall be delivered to the sheriff or other executing officer. The executing officer shall, without delay, serve upon the defendant a copy of the order of possession by delivering the order to the defendant personally or to the defendant's agent. If the executing officer cannot find the defendant or the defendant's agent, the executing officer shall leave the order at the defendant's usual place of abode or with some person of suitable age and discretion. If the defendant and the defendant's agent do not have any known usual place of abode, the executing officer shall mail the order to the defendant's last known address.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-1.5-9.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3. Ejectment and Quiet Title|32-30-3-10. Removal of Occupants Within 48 Hours Service

Sec. 10. If the property is in the possession or control of the defendant or the defendant's agent, the executing officer shall take the property into custody and remove the occupants from the property not earlier than forty-eight (48) hours after the order of possession is served on the defendant or the defendant's agent.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-1.5-10.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3. Ejectment and Quiet Title|32-30-3-11. Executing Officer's Return of Order of Possession

Sec. 11. The executing officer shall return the order of possession with the proceedings endorsed on the order to the court in which the action is pending not more than five (5) days after taking into custody the property described in the order.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-1.5-11.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3. Ejectment and Quiet Title|32-30-3-12. Final Judgment Supersedes Prior Orders

Sec. 12. A final judgment supersedes any:(1) prejudgment order for possession;(2) temporary restraining order; or(3) order temporarily changing possession of property;issued under this chapter.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-1.5-12.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3. Ejectment and Quiet Title|32-30-3-13. Actions in Plaintiff's Own Name

Sec. 13. Any person having a right to:(1) recover the possession of; or(2) quiet title to;real estate in the name of any other person has a right to recover possession or quiet title in the person's own name. An action may not be defeated or reversed if the plaintiff could have successfully maintained the action in the name of another person to inure to the plaintiff's benefit.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-3-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3. Ejectment and Quiet Title|32-30-3-15. Statutory Construction

Sec. 15. Section 14 of this chapter may not be construed to contravene or repeal any other Indiana law concerning title to real estate or suits or actions affecting title to real estate. Section 14 of this chapter supplements laws existing on April 26, 1915.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-4-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3. Ejectment and Quiet Title|32-30-3-16. Action to Quiet Title; Service

Sec. 16. (a) In a suit to quiet title to real estate in a state court, the plaintiff shall serve:(1) all resident and nonresident defendants whose residence is known; and(2) all defendants whose residence is unknown.(b) Service on a known defendant by:(1) the defendant's individual name;(2) the name by which the defendant appears of record;(3) the name by which the defendant is commonly known; or(4) the defendant's surname if the defendant's first name is unknown;is sufficient, legal, and binding on and against all persons claiming from, through, or under the defendant.(c) If a plaintiff serves a defendant by the defendant's surname only, the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney shall file an affidavit stating that the plaintiff does not know and has not, after diligent inquiry, been able to ascertain the first name of the defendant.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-5-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3. Ejectment and Quiet Title|32-30-3-17. Entry of Orders and Decrees in Civil Order Book; Quiet Title Record; Index Requirements

Sec. 17. (a) The clerk of a court shall enter in the civil order book all orders and decrees in any suit to quiet the title to real estate. After a court enters final judgment in a proceeding, the clerk shall certify a copy of the final judgment. The clerk shall include the costs of a transcript of the proceedings in the costs of the proceeding.(b) The county recorder shall record the certified copy of the final judgment and shall collect any applicable recording fee.(c) A county recorder shall procure a substantially bound book that is the size and quality of the county deed records. The book shall be known as the "Quiet Title Record". The Quiet Title Record must contain a transcript of each proceeding and an index to each transcript. The index must contain the following:(1) An alphabetical list of plaintiffs.(2) The date of filing of the transcript.(3) The date of the final judgment.(4) The date on which the final judgment was recorded.(5) A brief description of the real estate that was the subject of the proceeding.(6) The book and page on which the final judgment is recorded.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-5-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.78-2014, SEC.3.
IN Code § 32-30-3-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3. Ejectment and Quiet Title|32-30-3-18. Presumption of Death of Nonresident; Circumstances; Intestate Succession of Title; Vesting in Nonresident's Heirs

Sec. 18. (a) A nonresident who, if alive, would be entitled to take and to own real estate in Indiana by descent or devise is presumed dead if the following conditions are met:(1) The nonresident has been absent from the nonresident's last place of residence in any other state or country for seven (7) years.(2) A spouse, parent, child, or sibling of the nonresident has not heard from the nonresident for seven (7) years.(b) The real estate that a nonresident described in subsection (a) otherwise would have taken descends from the nonresident to the nonresident's heirs under IC 29.(c) Title that passes under subsection (b) vests in a nonresident's heirs upon full compliance with the provisions of section 19 of this chapter.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-6-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3. Ejectment and Quiet Title|32-30-3-19. Procedure to Claim Title From Nonresident Presumed Dead

Sec. 19. (a) A person who claims real estate under section 18 of this chapter may file a verified complaint in the circuit or superior court of the county in which the real estate is located. The complaint must:(1) name as a defendant the nonresident who is presumed dead under section 18 of this chapter;(2) particularly describe the real estate; and(3) contain a statement of the facts required by section 18 of this chapter.(b) Notice of the pendency of the action, including the date on which the court shall hear the complaint filed under subsection (a), must be published in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation that is printed and published in the county seat of the county in which the real estate is located. If a newspaper does not exist, notice must be published in a newspaper that is printed and published in the county in which the real estate is located. Notice must also be published in a newspaper of general circulation that is printed and published in the county seat of the county in which the defendant last resided. If a newspaper is not printed and published in that county seat, then notice must be published in a newspaper that is printed and published in the county seat nearest to the county in which the defendant last resided.(c) Prima facie proof of publication of notice as required by subsection (b) consists of:(1) affidavits of the publishers of the newspapers in which the notice was published; and(2) a printed copy of the published notice.(d) The court shall hear the complaint filed under subsection (a) not earlier than sixty-five (65) days after notice was first published under subsection (b). If the court finds that:(1) the defendant received sufficient notice under subsection (b); and(2) the facts alleged in the complaint are true;the court shall enter judgment quieting the title to the real estate in favor of the plaintiff.(e) A judgment entered under subsection (d) becomes final and absolute three (3) years after the date it was entered unless, within those three (3) years, the defendant appears and moves to vacate the judgment.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-6-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3. Ejectment and Quiet Title|32-30-3-20. Action to Quiet Title of Real Estate Exempt From Sale on Execution

Sec. 20. (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.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3. Ejectment and Quiet Title|32-30-3-21. Valuation of Exempt Real Estate; Limitation

Sec. 21. At the hearing under section 20 of this chapter, the court shall determine the value of the householder's interest in the real estate and shall set forth this amount in the decree quieting the title to the real estate. While the householder owns the real estate, the amount shall be charged against any other claim of exemption made by the householder to limit the householder's exemption in the real estate from sale on execution or other final process to the amount allowed by law.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-7-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3.1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3.1. Occupying Claimant|32-30-3.1-1. Finding That Occupant Not Rightful Owner; Order to Give Possession to Plaintiff

Sec. 1. If an occupant of real property:(1) has color of title to the property;(2) in good faith has made valuable improvements to the property; and(3) after making improvements to the property is found, in a court action, not to be the rightful owner of the property;an order may not be issued to give the plaintiff possession of the property until a complaint that meets the requirements of section 2 of this chapter has been filed and the provisions of this chapter are complied with.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-3-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3.1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3.1. Occupying Claimant|32-30-3.1-2. Complaint; Requirements

Sec. 2. The complaint must:(1) set forth the grounds on which the defendant seeks relief; and(2) state, as accurately as practicable, the value of the improvements on the real property and the value of the property without the improvements.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-3-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3.1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3.1. Occupying Claimant|32-30-3.1-3. Trial; Required Assessments

Sec. 3. All issues under this chapter joined together must be tried as in other cases, and the court or jury trying the cause shall assess the following:(1) The value of all lasting improvements made on the real property in question before the commencement of the action for the recovery of the property.(2) The damages, if any, which the premises may have sustained by waste or cultivation through the time the court renders a judgment.(3) The fair value of the rents and profits that may have accrued, without the improvements, through the time the court renders a judgment.(4) The value of the real property that the successful claimant has in the premises, without the improvements.(5) The taxes, with interest, paid by the defendant and by those under whose title to the property the defendant claims.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-3-3.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3.1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3.1. Occupying Claimant|32-30-3.1-4. Payment for Improvements; Possession

Sec. 4. The plaintiff in the main action for possession of the real property may pay the appraised value of the improvements to the real property, and the taxes paid, with interest, deducting the value of the rents and profits, and the damages sustained, as assessed at the trial, and take the property.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-3-4.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3.1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3.1. Occupying Claimant|32-30-3.1-5. Failure to Pay Value of Improvements; Possession by Defendant; Payments to Plaintiff

Sec. 5. If a plaintiff fails to pay the defendant the value of the improvements to the real property established under section 4 of this chapter after a reasonable time fixed by the court, the defendant may take the property after paying the plaintiff the appraised value of the property, minus the value of the improvements.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-3-5.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3.1-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3.1. Occupying Claimant|32-30-3.1-6. Tenants in Common; Failure of Plaintiff and Defendant to Make Required Payments

Sec. 6. If the plaintiff does not pay the defendant the appraised value of the improvements to the real property under section 4 of this chapter and the defendant does not pay the plaintiff the appraised value of the real property under section 5 of this chapter within the time fixed by the court, the parties will be held to be tenants in common of all the real property, including the improvements, each holding an interest proportionate to the value of the party's property as determined under section 5 of this chapter.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-3-6.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3.1-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3.1. Occupying Claimant|32-30-3.1-7. Good Faith Purchaser

Sec. 7. Except when the purchaser knows at the time of the sale that the seller lacks authority to sell the property, a purchaser who in good faith, at a judicial or tax sale, purchases property that is sold by the proper person or officer has color of title within the meaning of this chapter, whether or not the person or officer had sufficient authority to sell the property. The rights of the purchaser acquired under this section pass to the purchaser's assignees or representatives.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-3-7.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3.1-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3.1. Occupying Claimant|32-30-3.1-8. Occupant's Color of Title; Requirements

Sec. 8. An occupant of real property has color of title within the meaning of this chapter if the occupant:(1) can show a connected title in law or equity, derived from the records of any public office; or(2) holds the property by purchase or descent from a person claiming title derived from public records or by a properly recorded deed.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-3-8.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3.1-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3.1. Occupying Claimant|32-30-3.1-9. Recovery for Lasting Improvements

Sec. 9. (a) A claimant occupying real property who has color of title may recover the value of lasting improvements to the real property made by the party under whom the claimant claims, as well as those improvements made by the occupying claimant.(b) A person holding the premises as a purchaser, by an agreement in writing from the party having color of title, is entitled to the remedy set forth in subsection (a).[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-3-9.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3.1-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3.1. Occupying Claimant|32-30-3.1-10. Execution for Possession

Sec. 10. A plaintiff in an action for possession of real property to which this chapter applies is entitled to an execution for the possession of the real property in accordance with this chapter, but not otherwise.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-3-10.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3.1-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3.1. Occupying Claimant|32-30-3.1-11. Writ for Possession of Land; Required Payments

Sec. 11. If any land is sold by an executor, an administrator, a guardian, a sheriff, or a commissioner of the court and afterwards the land is recovered in the proper action by:(1) a person who was originally liable;(2) a person in whose hands the land would be liable to pay the demand or judgment for which or for whose benefit the land was sold; or(3) anyone making a claim under a person identified under subdivision (1) or (2);the plaintiff is not entitled to a writ for the possession of the land without having paid the amount due, as determined under section 12 of this chapter (or IC 34-1-49-12 or IC 32-15-3-12 before their repeal) within the time determined by the court.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-3-11.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-3.1-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 3.1. Occupying Claimant|32-30-3.1-12. Remedies

Sec. 12. Any defendant in the main court action for possession of real property may file a complaint setting forth the sale and title under it and any other matter allowed under this chapter. The court proceedings must assess the values, damages, and other amounts of which assessment is required under section 3 of this chapter. If after the main court action the plaintiff has not paid the amount assessed by the court, the court shall set a reasonable time for the plaintiff to pay the defendant. If the plaintiff does not pay the amount within the time set by the court, the court shall order the land sold. If the premises are sold, the defendant is entitled to receive from the proceeds of the sale the amount the defendant is due, with interest, and court costs. The plaintiff is entitled to the remainder of the proceeds of the sale.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-3-12.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.45-2016, SEC.9.
IN Code § 32-30-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 4. Actions for Waste|32-30-4-1. Additional Actions Authorized

Sec. 1. (a) Wrongs that were previously remediable by an action of waste are remediable by a judgment for damages, forfeiture of the estate of the offending party, and eviction from the premises.(b) A judgment of forfeiture and eviction may be given to a person who is entitled to the reversion against the tenant in possession only when the injury to the estate in reversion is adjudged:(1) to be equal to the value of the tenant's estate or unexpired term; or(2) to have been done in malice.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-4-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 32-30-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property|Chapter 4. Actions for Waste|32-30-4-2. Action by Person With Remainder or Reversion in Estate

Sec. 2. Notwithstanding an intervening estate for life or years, a person who has a remainder or reversion in an estate may maintain an action for waste, trespass, or injury to the inheritance.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-4-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.