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IN Code § 32-28-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 6. Release of Mechanic's Liens|32-28-6-1. Failure to Release Lien; Damages

Sec. 1. (a) If:(1) a person owns or has an interest in real estate to which a mechanic's lien has been attached;(2) the debt secured by the lien has satisfied or paid; and(3) the person who owns or has an interest in the encumbered real estate demands that the lien be released;the lienholder shall release the lien within fifteen (15) days after the demand.(b) If the lienholder does not release the lien within fifteen (15) days after the demand, the lienholder is liable to the person who owns or has an interest in the real estate to which the mechanic's lien has been attached for the greater of:(1) actual damages; or(2) liquidated damages in the sum of ten dollars ($10) per day from the fifteenth day until the release or expiration of the lien.(c) A person who owns or who has an interest in real estate to which a mechanic's lien has been attached may, at any time thirteen (13) months after the date of the filing of the notice of the lien, file in the office of the recorder of the county in which the real estate is situated an affidavit stating that no suit for the foreclosure of the lien is pending and that no unsatisfied judgment has been rendered on the lien.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-6-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
IN Code § 32-28-6-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 6. Release of Mechanic's Liens|32-28-6-2. Certification of Lien Satisfaction by Lapse of Time

Sec. 2. If a person who owns or has an interest in real estate encumbered by a mechanic's lien prepares and files the affidavit described in section 1(c) of this chapter, the recorder of the county in which the encumbered real estate is situated shall immediately record the affidavit and certify by cross reference to the record of the lien that the mechanic's lien is fully satisfied and that the real estate described in the mechanic's lien is released from the lien. The fee of the recorder for the filing and recording of the affidavit shall be an amount prescribed by law and shall be paid by the person filing the affidavit.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-6-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.196-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 32-28-7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 7. Mechanic's Liens and Liens on Public Improvements; Foreclosures and Expiration|32-28-7-1. Actions to Foreclose or Enforce

Sec. 1. An action may not be brought or maintained in Indiana to foreclose or enforce a mechanic's lien filed under Indiana law when the debt secured by the lien, as shown by the record of the lien, has been due more than one (1) year. If the record of the lien does not show when the debt secured by the lien became due, an action to foreclose or enforce the lien may not be brought or maintained in Indiana more than one (1) year after the filing date of the lien.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-7-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
IN Code § 32-28-7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 7. Mechanic's Liens and Liens on Public Improvements; Foreclosures and Expiration|32-28-7-2. Record; Notice of Lien

Sec. 2. A mechanic's lien filed under Indiana law expires one (1) year after the debt secured by the lien becomes due, as shown by the record of the lien. If the record of the mechanic's lien does not show when the debt secured by the lien becomes due, the mechanic's lien expires one (1) year after the filing date of the lien.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-7-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
IN Code § 32-28-7-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 7. Mechanic's Liens and Liens on Public Improvements; Foreclosures and Expiration|32-28-7-3. Public Improvement Assessments; Expiration of Liens

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the lien of an assessment for a:(1) street;(2) sewer;(3) sidewalk;(4) ditch; or(5) other public improvement;expires five (5) years after the assessment (including any installment payments) is due and payable, as shown by the record creating the lien.(b) If an assessment is payable in installments, an action to enforce the lien may be brought within fifteen (15) years after the date of the approval of the record creating the lien. After the expiration of this time period, upon the request of the owner of record of the encumbered real estate, the custodian of the record evidencing the lien, in the jurisdiction in which the real estate is situated, shall certify on the record that the lien of the assessment for street, sewer, sidewalk, ditch, or other public improvement is satisfied and released by lapse of time and that the encumbered real estate is released from the lien.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-7-3.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
IN Code § 32-28-7-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 7. Mechanic's Liens and Liens on Public Improvements; Foreclosures and Expiration|32-28-7-4. Action to Foreclose or Enforce Liens

Sec. 4. If an action to enforce a lien to which this chapter applies was commenced in Indiana before the lien expired, the lien as it existed at the time the action commenced may be enforced.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-7-4.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
IN Code § 32-28-8-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 8. Foreclosure and Expiration of Liens on Public Improvements|32-28-8-1. Limitation of Actions

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an action may not be brought for the foreclosure of a lien of an assessment for a:(1) street;(2) sewer;(3) sidewalk;(4) ditch; or(5) other public improvement;if the action is not commenced within five (5) years after the right of action accrues.(b) If an assessment described in subsection (a) is payable in installments, an action may be brought within fifteen (15) years after the date of the final approval of the assessment as shown by the record creating the lien.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-8-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
IN Code § 32-28-9-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 9. Limiting Time for Reopening Judgments Foreclosing Liens for Public Improvements|32-28-9-1. Judicial Sales; Sheriff's Deed

Sec. 1. If:(1) a court with jurisdiction in Indiana renders a judgment foreclosing a public improvement lien;(2) the sheriff of a county sells the encumbered real estate to satisfy the lien; and(3) the sheriff has executed a sheriff's deed for the real estate to a purchaser;an action to reopen the judgment or invalidate the deed for any cause may not be brought unless the action is filed within one (1) year after the date of the deed.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-9-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
IN Code § 32-28-10-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 10. Real Estate: Employees' Lien on Strip Mines|32-28-10-1. "Strip Mine" Defined

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "strip mine" means a tract of land on which the surface soil has been removed or is being removed or is proposed to be removed from the coal seam by one (1) group of operating machines or machinery and where mine run coal is being produced in the raw state ready for direct sale to a consumer or for transportation to a cleaning or preparation plant.(b) The term includes the plant used for cleaning and preparing the coal for market.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-10-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
IN Code § 32-28-10-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 10. Real Estate: Employees' Lien on Strip Mines|32-28-10-2. Priority; Notice of Intention; Enforcement of Lien

Sec. 2. (a) A person employed and working in and about a strip mine has a lien on:(1) the strip mine;(2) all machinery and fixtures connected with the strip mine; and(3) everything used in and about the strip mine;for labor performed within a two (2) month period preceding the lien. Except as provided in subdivision (b), this lien is superior to and has priority over all other liens. As against each other, these liens have priority in the order in which they accrued.(b) A state tax lien is superior to and has priority over a lien described in subsection (a).(c) A person desiring to acquire an employee lien as described in subsection (a) shall file within sixty (60) days after the time the payment became due in the recorder's office of the county where the mine is situated a notice of intention to hold a lien upon property for the amount of the claim. The person filing a lien shall state in the lien notice the amount of the claim and the name of the coal works, if known. If the person filing the lien does not know the name of the coal works, the person shall include in the notice any other designation describing the location of the mine. The recorder shall immediately record the notice in the location used for recording mechanic's liens. The recorder shall receive a fee in accordance with IC 36-2-7-10. If the mine is located in more than one (1) county, the notice of intention to hold a lien may be filed in any county where any part of the mine is located.(d) Suits brought to enforce a lien created under this section must be brought within one (1) year after the date of filing notice of the lien in the recorder's office. All judgments rendered on the foreclosure of the liens must include:(1) the amount of the claim found to be due;(2) the interest on the claim from the time due; and(3) reasonable attorney's fees.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-10-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.45-2016, SEC.5.
IN Code § 32-28-11-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 11. Engineer's, Land Surveyor's, and Architect's Liens|32-28-11-1. Mechanic's Liens

Sec. 1. Registered professional engineers, registered land surveyors, and registered architects may secure and enforce the same lien that is now given to contractors, subcontractors, mechanics, journeymen, laborers, and materialmen under IC 32-28-3 and any statutes that supplement IC 32-28-3.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-25-1 part.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
IN Code § 32-28-11-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 11. Engineer's, Land Surveyor's, and Architect's Liens|32-28-11-2. Securing and Enforcing

Sec. 2. A lien created under this chapter may be secured and enforced in the same manner as mechanic's liens are secured and enforced.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-25-1 part.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
IN Code § 32-28-12-0.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 12. Corporate Employees' Liens|32-28-12-0.2. Application of Certain Amendments to Prior Law

Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 32-8-24-2 (before its repeal, now codified at section 2 of this chapter) by P.L.235-1993:(1) apply to liens that are perfected before, on, or after April 22, 1993; and(2) do not apply to divest a right that vested before April 22, 1993.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.524.
IN Code § 32-28-12-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 12. Corporate Employees' Liens|32-28-12-1. Work and Labor; Priority

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the employees of a corporation doing business in Indiana, whether organized under Indiana law or otherwise, may have and hold a first and prior lien upon:(1) the corporate property of the corporation; and(2) the earnings of the corporation;for all work and labor done and performed by the employees for the corporation from the date of the employees' employment by the corporation. A lien under this section is prior to all liens created or acquired after the date of the employment of the employees by the corporation, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.(b) An employee lien arising from the sale of real estate:(1) is limited to a lien on the real estate; and(2) is subject to section 3 of this chapter.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-24-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
IN Code § 32-28-12-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 12. Corporate Employees' Liens|32-28-12-2. Recording Lien; Priority

Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to a lien acquired by any person for purchase money.(b) Any employee wishing to acquire a lien under section 1 of this chapter upon the corporate property of any corporation or the corporation's earnings, whether the employee's claim is due or not, must file, in the recorder's office of the county where the corporation is located or doing business, notice of the employee's intention to hold a lien upon the corporation's property and earnings. The notice must state the following:(1) The amount of the employee's claim.(2) The date of the employee's employment.(3) The name of the corporation.When a notice required by this section is presented for record, the county recorder shall record the notice in the record required by law for notice of mechanic's liens. The recorder shall charge a fee for recording the notice in an amount specified in IC 36-2-7-10(c)(1). The lien created shall relate to the time when the employee was employed by the corporation or to any subsequent date during the employee's employment, at the election of the employee. The lien has priority over all liens suffered or created after the time elected by the employee, except other employees' liens, over which the lien has no priority.(c) If:(1) a person other than an employee acquires a lien upon the corporate property of any corporation located or doing business in Indiana;(2) the lien, for a period of sixty (60) days, either:(A) remains a matter of record in the proper place specified in IC 26-1-9.1-501; or(B) remains otherwise perfected under applicable law; and(3) no notice of an employee's intention to hold a lien is filed by any employee of the corporation during that period;the lien described in subdivision (1) has priority over the lien of an employee in the county where the corporation is located or doing business.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-24-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.10.
IN Code § 32-28-12-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 12. Corporate Employees' Liens|32-28-12-3. Real Estate Sale Commission Claims; Filing Notice; Priority

Sec. 3. (a) Notwithstanding section 2 of this chapter, an employee:(1) whose claim is for a commission due upon the conveyance of real estate; and(2) who wishes to acquire a lien on the real estate;may file a notice in the recorder's office of the county in which the real estate is located of the employee's intention to hold a lien on the real estate.(b) A notice filed under this section must:(1) contain the same information required for a mechanic's lien;(2) state that the claim is due upon the conveyance of the real estate; and(3) be filed before the conveyance of the real estate by the corporation.(c) The recorder of any county shall, when notice is presented for recording under this section:(1) record the notice in the record required by law for notice of mechanic's liens; and(2) charge a fee in an amount specified in IC 36-2-7-10(c)(1).(d) The lien created under this section must relate to:(1) the time when the employee was employed by the corporation; or(2) any subsequent date during the employment, at the election of the employee;and has priority over all liens suffered or created after the date, except other employees' liens, over which there is no priority.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-24-2.3.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.11.
IN Code § 32-28-12-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 12. Corporate Employees' Liens|32-28-12-4. Complaint to Enforce Lien

Sec. 4. (a) An employee having acquired a lien under this chapter may enforce the lien by filing a complaint in the circuit or superior court in the county where the lien was acquired at any time within six (6) months after the date of acquiring the lien, or if a credit is given, after the date of the credit.(b) The court rendering judgment for the claim shall declare the claim a lien upon the corporation's property and order the property sold to pay and satisfy the judgment and costs, as other lands are sold on execution or decree.(c) In an action brought under this section, the court shall make orders as to the application of the earnings of the corporation that are just and equitable, whether or not the the relief is asked for in the complaint.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-24-3.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.45-2016, SEC.6.
IN Code § 32-28-12-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 12. Corporate Employees' Liens|32-28-12-5. Parties; Consolidation of Actions; Insufficient Proceeds of Sale

Sec. 5. (a) In an action brought under this chapter, all persons whose liens are recorded under section 2 of this chapter may be made parties to the action. Issues shall be made up and trials had as in other cases.(b) The court may, when several actions are pending by different claimants to enforce liens under this chapter, order that the cases be consolidated. If the proceeds of the sale of the corporation's property or the corporation's earnings are insufficient to pay and satisfy the claimants in full, the court shall order the claimants to be paid in proportion to the amount due each, and the sale shall be made without prejudice to the rights of any prior encumbrances, owner, or other persons not parties to the action.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-24-4.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
IN Code § 32-28-12-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 12. Corporate Employees' Liens|32-28-12-6. Undertaking of Defendant

Sec. 6. In a proceeding commenced under this chapter, a defendant may file a written undertaking, with surety to be approved by the court, in the exercise of sound discretion, to the effect that the defendant will pay the judgments that may be recovered, and costs. An undertaking under this section releases the defendant's property from the liens created under this chapter.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-24-5.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
IN Code § 32-28-12-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 12. Corporate Employees' Liens|32-28-12-7. Enforcement of Mechanic's Liens; Application of Law

Sec. 7. In all cases not specially provided for in this chapter, the law, rules, practice, and pleadings in force in reference to the enforcement of mechanic's liens apply to suits commenced under this chapter.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-24-6.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
IN Code § 32-28-12.5-0.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 12.5. Commercial Real Estate Broker Liens|32-28-12.5-0.5. "Broker Company"

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "broker company" has the meaning set forth in IC 25-34.1-1-2.As added by P.L.116-2015, SEC.22.
IN Code § 32-28-12.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 12.5. Commercial Real Estate Broker Liens|32-28-12.5-1. "Commercial Real Estate"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commercial real estate" means any real estate other than:(1) real estate containing one (1) to four (4) residential units;(2) real estate on which no buildings or structures are located and that is zoned for single family residential use; or(3) single family residential units such as:(A) condominiums;(B) townhouses; or(C) homes in a subdivision when sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed on a unit-by-unit basis, even if those units are part of a larger building or parcel or real estate containing more than four (4) residential units.As added by P.L.78-2006, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-28-12.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 12.5. Commercial Real Estate Broker Liens|32-28-12.5-2. "Fees or Commissions"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fees or commissions" means compensation owed to a broker company for performing services requiring a license under IC 25-34.1-3-2.As added by P.L.78-2006, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2012, SEC.49; P.L.116-2015, SEC.23.
IN Code § 32-28-12.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 12.5. Commercial Real Estate Broker Liens|32-28-12.5-3. "Managing Broker"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "managing broker" has the meaning set forth in IC 25-34.1-1-2.As added by P.L.78-2006, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2012, SEC.50.
IN Code § 32-28-12.5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 12.5. Commercial Real Estate Broker Liens|32-28-12.5-4. "Real Estate"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "real estate" has the meaning set forth in IC 25-34.1-1-2.As added by P.L.78-2006, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-28-12.5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 28. Liens on Real Property|Chapter 12.5. Commercial Real Estate Broker Liens|32-28-12.5-5. Broker Company Lien on Commercial Real Estate; Fees Due Under Written Agreement, Contract, or Instrument

Sec. 5. A broker company may have a lien upon commercial real estate, or any interest in commercial real estate, that is the subject of a purchase, a lease, or other conveyance to a buyer or tenant, in the amount that the broker company is due for licensed services, including brokerage fees, consulting fees, and management fees due the broker company under a written agreement, a contract, or another written instrument:(1) signed by:(A) the owner of an interest in the commercial real estate or by the owner's authorized agent; or(B) a prospective buyer or prospective tenant, or by the buyer's or tenant's authorized agent; and(2) entered into after June 30, 2006.A lien under this chapter is available to the broker company named in the written agreement, contract, or other written instrument signed by the owner, buyer, or tenant, or their respective agents, and not to an employee or independent contractor of the broker company.As added by P.L.78-2006, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2012, SEC.51; P.L.116-2015, SEC.24.