32-21-1-13. Conveyance of land; written deed required

IN Code § 32-21-1-13 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 13. (a) Except for a bona fide lease for a term not exceeding three (3) years, a conveyance of land or of any interest in land shall be made by a deed that is:

(1) written; and

(2) subscribed, sealed, and acknowledged by the grantor (as defined in IC 32-17-1-1) or by the grantor's attorney.

(b) If a transfer on death deed under IC 32-17-14 has been recorded before the death of the owner (as defined in IC 32-17-14-3) with the recorder of deeds in the county in which the real property is situated, a subsequent conveyance of the real property is void if it is not recorded before the death of the owner with the recorder of deeds in the county in which the real property is situated.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-2-4.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.231-2019, SEC.46.