Indiana § 32-23-8-3 - Payment of rent; void cancellation

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§ 32-23-8-3. Payment of rent; void cancellation

Sec. 3. If, at any time after the cancellation of a lease and contract and within the term provided in the lease or contract, the lessee submits to the recorder:

(1) a receipt or a canceled check, or an affidavit, showing that the rental has been paid; or

(2) an affidavit that:

(A) the lease has been operated within a period of one (1) year before the cancellation, as stipulated in the lease or contract; and

(B) the affidavit of the lessor provided under this chapter is false or fraudulent;

the cancellation is void, and the recorder shall so certify at the place where the cancellation of the lease and contract has been entered.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-8-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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