The Civil Law Committee heard SB 524 authored by Sen. Zakas on tax deeds and conveyance documents. This bill makes various changes to property tax statutes when real property is sold because of delinquent taxes. The bill requires certain notices involving tax sales to be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested. The bill also requires petitions for tax deeds to be verified by attaching documentation of all the petitioner’s efforts to send the statutorily required notices. Finally, the bill makes the safe harbor provision for technical deficiencies in mortgage deeds applicable regardless of when the deed was filed (current law applies the safe harbor provision only to deeds filed in 2007 and 2008). The bill was held for further review.
Read the bill at http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/524.