Defeating title conveyed by tax deed; proof required
Sec. 16. A person may, upon appeal, defeat the title conveyed by
a tax deed executed under this chapter only if:
(1) the tract or real property described in the deed was not
subject to the taxes for which it was sold;
(2) the delinquent taxes or special assessments for which the
tract or real property was sold were paid before the sale;
(3) the tract or real property was not assessed for the taxes and
special assessments for which it was sold;
(4) the tract or real property was redeemed before the expiration
of the period of redemption (as specified in section 4 of this
chapter);
(5) the proper county officers issued a certificate, within the
time limited by law for paying taxes or for redeeming the tract
or real property, which states either that no taxes were due at
the time the sale was made or that the tract or real property was
not subject to taxation;
(6) the description of the tract or real property was so imperfect
as to fail to describe it with reasonable certainty; or
(7) the notices required by IC 6-1.1-24-2, IC 6-1.1-24-4, and
sections 4.5 and 4.6 of this chapter were not in substantial
compliance with the manner prescribed in those sections.
(Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.1.) As amended by P.L.60-1988,
SEC.18; P.L.83-1989, SEC.16; P.L.139-2001, SEC.27.
Last modified: May 28, 2006