Indiana § 20-47-2-10 - Lease preceding acquisition of land
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 20-47-2-10 — Lease preceding acquisition of land, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-47-2-10. Lease preceding acquisition of land
Sec. 10. A school corporation, school corporations, or the public education corporation may, in anticipation of the acquisition of a site and the construction and erection of a school building or buildings, enter into a lease with a lessor corporation before the actual acquisition of the site and the construction and erection of the building or buildings. However, a lease entered into under this section may not provide for the payment of any lease rental by the lessee or lessees until the building or buildings are ready for occupancy, at which time the stipulated lease rental may begin. The contractor must furnish to the lessor corporation a bond satisfactory to the lessor corporation conditioned upon the final completion of the building or buildings within the period specified in the contract.
[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-5-11-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.170. Amended by P.L.101-2026, SEC.28.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-47-2-10 ("Lease preceding acquisition of land") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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