Indiana § 36-7-37-1 - Determination of abandonment by court or hearing authority
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 36-7-37-1 — Determination of abandonment by court or hearing authority, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-7-37-1. Determination of abandonment by court or hearing authority
Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), as an alternative to seeking a determination of abandonment under any other statute:
(1) the executive of a county, city, or town that has jurisdiction in the location of a property may petition a court for a determination that the property is abandoned; or
(2) an enforcement authority, as defined by IC 36-7-9-2, may seek a determination from a hearing authority under IC 36-7-9. The hearing authority may make a determination of abandonment using the standards set forth in IC 32-30-10.6-5 after notice to the owner and a hearing under IC 36-7-9-7.
(b) If a person gives notice to the executive of the county, city, or town that has jurisdiction in the location of the property that the person is an owner of record for the property, all proceedings under this chapter are terminated. An owner of the property may give notice in person, by telephone, by electronic mail, or by United States mail.
(c) This chapter does not apply to a property covered by an installment payment plan under IC 6-1.1-10-16.
As added by P.L.247-2015, SEC.50.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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