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IN Code § 32-21-12-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 12. Deed Restrictions Regarding Industrialized Residential Structures|32-21-12-4. Aesthetic Compatibility Requirement Permitted

Sec. 4. A deed restriction, restrictive covenant, or agreement that applies uniformly to all homes and industrialized residential structures in a subdivision may impose the same aesthetic compatibility requirements on an industrialized residential structure in the subdivision that are applicable to all residential structures in the subdivision.As added by P.L.139-2007, SEC.2.
IN Code § 32-21-13-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 13. Display of Political Signs on Property Subject to Restrictive Covenants or Homeowners Association Rules|32-21-13-1. Application of Election Law Definitions

Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 3-5-2 apply to this chapter.As added by P.L.5-2010, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-21-13-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 13. Display of Political Signs on Property Subject to Restrictive Covenants or Homeowners Association Rules|32-21-13-2. "Rules"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "rules" refers to any of the following:(1) A restrictive covenant.(2) A homeowners association rule.As added by P.L.5-2010, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-21-13-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 13. Display of Political Signs on Property Subject to Restrictive Covenants or Homeowners Association Rules|32-21-13-3. "Sign"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "sign" refers only to a sign advocating:(1) the election or defeat of one (1) or more candidates for:(A) nomination; or(B) election;to a public office;(2) support for or opposition to:(A) a political party; or(B) a political party's candidates; or(3) the approval or disapproval of a public question.As added by P.L.5-2010, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-21-13-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 13. Display of Political Signs on Property Subject to Restrictive Covenants or Homeowners Association Rules|32-21-13-4. Prohibition on Homeowner Association Adoption or Enforcement of Rules Relating to Display of Political Signs; Exceptions

Sec. 4. Except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, a homeowners association may not adopt or enforce a rule that prohibits a member of the homeowners association from displaying a sign on the member's property during the period:(1) beginning thirty (30) days before; and(2) ending five (5) days after;the date of the election to which the sign relates.As added by P.L.5-2010, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-21-13-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 13. Display of Political Signs on Property Subject to Restrictive Covenants or Homeowners Association Rules|32-21-13-5. Permissible Rules Relating to Display of Political Signs

Sec. 5. A homeowners association may adopt and enforce rules relating to a sign described in section 3 of this chapter if the rules do any of the following:(1) Restrict the size of a sign if the rule permits a homeowner to display a sign that is at least as large as signs commonly displayed during election campaigns.(2) Restrict the number of signs that may be displayed if the rule permits a homeowner to display a reasonable number of signs.(3) Restrict the locations where a sign may be displayed. However, a restriction under this subdivision may not prohibit the display of a sign:(A) in a window on the homeowner's property; or(B) on the ground that is part of the homeowner's property.As added by P.L.5-2010, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-21-13-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 13. Display of Political Signs on Property Subject to Restrictive Covenants or Homeowners Association Rules|32-21-13-6. Homeowners Association May Remove Sign That Violates Permitted Rules

Sec. 6. A homeowners association may remove a sign that violates the rules permitted by this chapter.As added by P.L.5-2010, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-21-13-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 13. Display of Political Signs on Property Subject to Restrictive Covenants or Homeowners Association Rules|32-21-13-7. Political Activity on Homeowners Association Property May Not Be Prohibited; Exception

Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to homeowners association property if:(1) access to the property from the outside is controlled by gates or other means; and(2) the common areas, including roads and sidewalks, are privately owned and maintained.(b) As used in this section, "homeowners association property" refers to real property owned by any of the following:(1) A member of the homeowners association.(2) The homeowners association.(3) The members of the homeowners association in common.(c) A homeowners association may not adopt or enforce a rule or covenant that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting:(1) a candidate;(2) an individual who holds an elected office;(3) the spouse of a candidate or individual who holds an elected office; or(4) a volunteer worker of a candidate or individual who holds an elected office;from entering onto homeowners association property for purposes of conducting political activity.As added by P.L.73-2014, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.174-2015, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-21-14-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 14. Transfer Fee Covenants|32-21-14-1. "Transfer"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "transfer" means the transfer of an interest in real property located in Indiana by:(1) sale;(2) gift;(3) conveyance;(4) assignment;(5) inheritance; or(6) other means of transfer.As added by P.L.136-2011, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.207.
IN Code § 32-21-14-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 14. Transfer Fee Covenants|32-21-14-2. "Transfer Fee"

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "transfer fee" means a fee or charge that:(1) is required under a transfer fee covenant; and(2) is payable:(A) upon the transfer of an interest in real property; or(B) for the right to make or accept a transfer of an interest in real property;regardless of whether the fee or charge is in a fixed amount or is determined as a percentage of the value of the property, of the purchase price of the property, or of any consideration given for the transfer of the property.(b) The term does not include any of the following:(1) Any consideration payable by the transferee to the transferor for the interest in the real property being transferred, including any consideration payable for a separate mineral estate and its appurtenant surface access rights.(2) Any commission to a real estate broker licensed under IC 25-34.1 payable:(A) in connection with the transfer of an interest in real property; and(B) under an agreement between the real estate broker and the transferor or transferee.(3) Any interest, charges, fees, or other amounts payable by a borrower to a lender under a loan secured by a mortgage against an interest in real property, including the following:(A) Any fee payable to the lender for consenting to an assumption of the loan or to a transfer of the property interest subject to the mortgage.(B) Any fees or charges payable to the lender for estoppel letters or certificates.(C) Any other consideration allowed by law and payable to the lender in connection with the loan.(4) Any rent, reimbursement, charge, fee, or other amount payable by a lessee to a lessor under a lease, including any fee payable to the lessor for consenting to an assignment, subletting, encumbrance, or transfer of the lease.(5) Any consideration payable to the holder of:(A) an option to purchase an interest in real property; or(B) a right of first refusal or first offer to purchase an interest in real property;for waiving, releasing, or not exercising the option or right upon the transfer of the property interest to another person.(6) Any tax, fee, charge, assessment, fine, or other amount payable to or imposed by a governmental entity.(7) Any fee, charge, assessment, fine, or other amount payable to:(A) a homeowners association;(B) a condominium association;(C) a cooperative association;(D) a mobile home association;(E) another property owners association; or(F) an agent representing an association described in clauses (A) through (E);under a covenant, law, or contract applicable to the association.As added by P.L.136-2011, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.208; P.L.127-2012, SEC.48.
IN Code § 32-21-14-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 14. Transfer Fee Covenants|32-21-14-3. "Transfer Fee Covenant"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "transfer fee covenant" means a declaration or covenant, however denominated and regardless of whether it is recorded, that:(1) purports to affect an interest in real property located in Indiana; and(2) requires or purports to require the payment of a transfer fee to:(A) the declarant;(B) another person specified in the declaration or covenant; or(C) the successors or assigns of a person described in clause (A) or (B);upon a subsequent transfer of the interest in real property.As added by P.L.136-2011, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-21-14-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 14. Transfer Fee Covenants|32-21-14-4. Transfer Fee Covenants; Not Binding or Enforceable; Lien to Secure Payment Void and Unenforceable; No Presumption of Validity

Sec. 4. (a) A transfer fee covenant recorded in Indiana after June 30, 2011:(1) does not run with the title of the interest in real property the transfer fee covenant purports to affect; and(2) is not binding or enforceable at law or in equity, as an equitable servitude or otherwise, against any subsequent owner, purchaser, or mortgagee of the interest in the real property the transfer fee covenant purports to affect.(b) Any lien purporting to secure the payment of a transfer fee payable under a transfer fee covenant recorded in Indiana after June 30, 2011, is void and unenforceable.(c) A:(1) transfer fee covenant; or(2) lien purporting to secure the payment of a transfer fee payable under a transfer fee covenant;recorded in Indiana before July 1, 2011, is not presumed to be valid and enforceable.As added by P.L.136-2011, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-21-15-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 15. Discriminatory Restrictive Covenants|32-21-15-1. "Discriminatory Restrictive Covenant"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "discriminatory restrictive covenant" means any restrictive covenant on real property which, if enforced, would violate:(1) the prohibition in the federal Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) against discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, familial status, disability, or national origin; or(2) the equal protection clause of the Constitution of the United States under Shelley v. Kraemer, 334 U.S. 1 (1948) (holding enforcement of a racially restrictive covenant violates the equal protection clause).As added by P.L.20-2021, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-21-15-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 15. Discriminatory Restrictive Covenants|32-21-15-2. Filing Notice or Statement That Discriminatory Covenant Is Invalid

Sec. 2. A person who discovers a recorded discriminatory restrictive covenant may:(1) with the consent of all parties to a real estate transaction, include in any deed, mortgage, or other instrument filed for recording in connection with the transaction a statement that the discriminatory restrictive covenant is invalid and unenforceable; or(2) prepare and record a separate notice, cross-referenced to the discriminatory restrictive covenant, stating that the discriminatory restrictive covenant is invalid and unenforceable.As added by P.L.20-2021, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-21-15-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 15. Discriminatory Restrictive Covenants|32-21-15-3. Form of Notice or Statement That Discriminatory Covenant Is Invalid

Sec. 3. The statement or notice described in section 2 of this chapter shall be in a form substantially consistent with the following:"The chain of title for the real property described herein contains a restrictive covenant that, if enforced, would discriminate against individuals based upon their race, color, sex, religion, familial status, disability, or national origin. The covenant is invalid, unenforceable, and antithetical to American values of equal justice and equality under the law.".As added by P.L.20-2021, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-21-15-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 15. Discriminatory Restrictive Covenants|32-21-15-4. Immunity

Sec. 4. A person who in good faith:(1) prepares or causes to be prepared; or(2) records or causes to be recorded;a statement or notice under section 2 of this chapter is immune from liability for incorrectly stating that the restrictive covenant is discriminatory.As added by P.L.20-2021, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-22-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 22. Conveyance Limitations of Real Property|Chapter 1. Limitations on Persons Who May Convey Real Property|32-22-1-1. Mentally Incompetent Persons and Minors

Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, a:(1) mentally incompetent person; or(2) person less than eighteen (18) years of age;may not alienate land or any interest in land.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-2-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.7.
IN Code § 32-22-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 22. Conveyance Limitations of Real Property|Chapter 1. Limitations on Persons Who May Convey Real Property|32-22-1-2. False Representation; Good Faith Purchaser

Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to any sale or contract made and entered into before September 19, 1881.(b) In all sales of real estate by a person less than eighteen (18) years of age, the person may not disaffirm the sale without first restoring to the purchaser the consideration received in the sale, if the person falsely represented himself or herself to the purchaser to be at least eighteen (18) years of age and the purchaser acted in good faith, relied upon the person's representations in the sale, and had good cause to believe the person to be at least eighteen (18) years of age.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citations: 32-1-12-2; 32-1-12-3.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.7.
IN Code § 32-22-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 22. Conveyance Limitations of Real Property|Chapter 1. Limitations on Persons Who May Convey Real Property|32-22-1-3. Application of Law

Sec. 3. Any person who is:(1) less than eighteen (18) years of age; and(2) married to a person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age;may convey, mortgage, or agree to convey any interest in real estate or may make any contract concerning the interest, with the consent of the circuit, superior, or probate court of the county where the person resides, upon payment of the fee required under IC 33-37-4-4.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-13-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.98-2004, SEC.117.
IN Code § 32-22-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 22. Conveyance Limitations of Real Property|Chapter 1. Limitations on Persons Who May Convey Real Property|32-22-1-4. Rights of Infant; Consent of Judge

Sec. 4. A judge may give consent under section 3 of this chapter to a conveyance or mortgage and to any note secured by the mortgage, agreement, or contract if the judge determines that it would benefit the person described in section 3 of this chapter and that it would be prejudicial to the spouse of the person if the execution of the instrument were prevented. The judge shall endorse the judge's consent on the instrument and sign it, and the instrument so certified is valid for all purposes as if the married person were at least eighteen (18) years of age. However, the judge has the power, in the judge's discretion, to examine witnesses concerning the propriety or necessity of executing the instrument.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-13-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.7.
IN Code § 32-22-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 22. Conveyance Limitations of Real Property|Chapter 2. Rights of Aliens to Hold and Convey Real Property|32-22-2-1. Alien Ownership; November 1, 1851

Sec. 1. The title of any resident of Indiana who was in actual possession of any land on or before November 1, 1851, or the title of any person holding under the resident may not be defeated or prejudiced by:(1) the alienism of the resident; or(2) the alienism of any other person through whom the resident's title was derived.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-2-3.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.7.
IN Code § 32-22-2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 22. Conveyance Limitations of Real Property|Chapter 2. Rights of Aliens to Hold and Convey Real Property|32-22-2-5. Acquisition by Aliens; Title to Property

Sec. 5. (a) Natural persons who are aliens, whether they reside in the United States or any foreign country, subject to section 7 of this chapter, may:(1) acquire real estate by purchase, devise, or descent;(2) hold and enjoy real estate; and(3) convey, devise, transmit, mortgage, or otherwise encumber real estate;in the same manner and with the same effect as citizens of Indiana or the United States.(b) The title of any real estate inherited, mortgaged, conveyed, or devised is not affected by the alienage of any person from or through whom the title is claimed or derived.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-8-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.16-2003, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-22-2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 22. Conveyance Limitations of Real Property|Chapter 2. Rights of Aliens to Hold and Convey Real Property|32-22-2-7. Conflicting Laws; Title to Property

Sec. 7. This chapter does not affect:(1) the title to any real estate recovered or conveyed before March 6, 1905, by or under the authority of the state as escheated land;(2) litigation pending on March 6, 1905, involving the escheat of land to the state; or(3) the title of the state to any land to which the state has claimed, asserted, or attempted to assert title before March 6, 1905, by an action in any court of Indiana.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-8-3.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.7.
IN Code § 32-23-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 1. Easements: By Prescription|32-23-1-1. Use for 20 Years

Sec. 1. The right-of-way, air, light, or other easement from, in, upon, or over land owned by a person may not be acquired by another person by adverse use unless the use is uninterrupted for at least twenty (20) years.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-1-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 1. Easements: By Prescription|32-23-1-2. Notice; Disputing Adverse Claim

Sec. 2. The owner of land described in section 1 of this chapter, or the agent or guardian of the owner, may give notice to a claimant of a right or easement described in section 1 of this chapter that the owner, or the agent or guardian of the owner, will dispute the claimant's claim to a right or easement by adverse use.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-1-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 1. Easements: By Prescription|32-23-1-3. Serving or Posting Notice; Easements

Sec. 3. Notice provided to a claimant under section 2 of this chapter must be:(1) in writing; and(2) served by an officer on the:(A) claimant, if the claimant can be found; or(B) if the claimant cannot be found, on the claimant's agent or the claimant's guardian;or if the claimant, the claimant's agent, and the claimant's guardian cannot be found, a copy of the written notice shall be posted, for not less than ten (10) days, in a conspicuous place on or adjoining the premises where the right is disputed.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-1-3.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 1. Easements: By Prescription|32-23-1-4. Easements

Sec. 4. The service or notice required under section 3 of this chapter must be endorsed by the officer serving the notice, on the original paper, and returned to the party giving the notice. The party that gives the notice shall record the original paper and endorsement of service or notice in the recorder's office of the county where the land is located. The served or posted and recorded notice is, at the time of record, an interruption of the adverse use.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-1-4.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 2. Easements in Gross: Alienation, Inheritance, Assignment|32-23-2-1. "Easement in Gross of a Commercial Character" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "easement in gross of a commercial character" means an easement:(1) for the transmission or distribution of natural gas, petroleum products, or cable television signals;(2) for the provision of telephone or water service; or(3) for the transmission, distribution, or transformation of electricity.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-2-1(a).]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 2. Easements in Gross: Alienation, Inheritance, Assignment|32-23-2-2. Alienation, Inheritance, or Assignment

Sec. 2. An easement in gross of a commercial character, including an easement acquired by eminent domain, that is created after June 30, 1989, may be alienated, inherited, or assigned in whole or in part unless the instrument creating the easement provides otherwise.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-2-1(b).]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 2. Easements in Gross: Alienation, Inheritance, Assignment|32-23-2-3. Certain Easements in Gross of a Commercial Character

Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to an easement in gross of a commercial character that is created after June 30, 1989.(b) An easement in gross that was created after July 6, 1961, may be alienated, inherited, or assigned in whole or in part if the instrument that created the easement in real property states that the easement may be alienated, inherited, or assigned.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-2-1(c).]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 2. Easements in Gross: Alienation, Inheritance, Assignment|32-23-2-4. Revival or Reinstatement of Easement in Gross of a Commercial Character

Sec. 4. This chapter does not revive or reinstate an expired, a terminated, or an abandoned easement in gross of a commercial character.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-2-1(d).]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.