Indiana § 32-17-2-5 - Conveyance by tenant for life or years
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 32-17-2-5 — Conveyance by tenant for life or years, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-17-2-5. Conveyance by tenant for life or years
Sec. 5. A conveyance made by a tenant for life or years that purports to grant or convey a greater estate than the tenant possesses or can lawfully convey:
(1) does not result in a forfeiture of the tenants's estate; and
(2) passes to the grantee or alienee all the estate that the tenant may lawfully convey.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-2-36.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.2.
IC 32-17-3Chapter 3. Tenancy
32-17-3-1Husband and wife purchase or lease of real estate; rights of survivor 32-17-3-2Divorce 32-17-3-3Title bond or contract for sale of land; survivorship 32-17-3-4Husband and wife; joint deed of conveyance
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 32-17-2-5 ("Conveyance by tenant for life or years") 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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