Indiana § 14-26-8-27 - Remonstrance against surveyor's final report; time requirements; contents
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§ 14-26-8-27. Remonstrance against surveyor's final report; time requirements; contents
Sec. 27. (a) The following entities have ten (10) days from the date the surveyor's final report is filed with the court to remonstrate against the final report:
(1) An owner of land affected by the work as proposed in the petition or in the surveyor's final report.
(2) The commissioners of a county in which the lake lies.
(3) The department.
(b) A remonstrance must be in writing, must be filed with the court, and may be for any of the following causes:
(1) That the report of the surveyor is not according to law.
(2) That the proposed work as reported by the surveyor will not be sufficient to accomplish the purpose set out in the petition.
(3) That the amount of the assessment is exorbitant.
(4) That the amount of the assessment is too much as compared with other land assessed, specifying the other land.
(5) That the amount of the assessment of others is too low, specifying the others.
(6) That the amount of the damages is inadequate.
(7) That the owner's land will be damaged and the owner has not been given damages.
(8) That the owner's land has been assessed for benefits and the owner's land will not be benefited or will be damaged if the proposed work is accomplished.
(9) That the assessment against a county or the department is greater than the public benefit to be received.
(10) That the proposed project is not practicable and of public need or utility.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-18-11.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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