CHAPTER 2. RIGHTS OF ALIENS TO HOLD AND CONVEY REAL PROPERTY
IC 32-22-2
Chapter 2. Rights of Aliens to Hold and Convey Real Property
IC 32-22-2-1
Alien ownership; November 1, 1851
Sec. 1. The title of any resident of Indiana who was in actual
possession of any land on or before November 1, 1851, or the title of
any person holding under the resident may not be defeated or
prejudiced by:
(1) the alienism of the resident; or
(2) the alienism of any other person through whom the
resident's title was derived.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.7.
IC 32-22-2-2
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.16-2003, SEC.2.)
IC 32-22-2-3
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.16-2003, SEC.2.)
IC 32-22-2-4
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.16-2003, SEC.2.)
IC 32-22-2-5
Acquisition by aliens; title to property
Sec. 5. (a) Natural persons who are aliens, whether they reside in
the United States or any foreign country, subject to section 7 of this
chapter, may:
(1) acquire real estate by purchase, devise, or descent;
(2) hold and enjoy real estate; and
(3) convey, devise, transmit, mortgage, or otherwise encumber
real estate;
in the same manner and with the same effect as citizens of Indiana or
the United States.
(b) The title of any real estate inherited, mortgaged, conveyed, or
devised is not affected by the alienage of any person from or through
whom the title is claimed or derived.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.16-2003, SEC.1.
IC 32-22-2-6
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.16-2003, SEC.2.)
IC 32-22-2-7
Conflicting laws; title to property
Sec. 7. This chapter does not affect:
(1) the title to any real estate recovered or conveyed before
March 6, 1905, by or under the authority of the state as
escheated land;
(2) litigation pending on March 6, 1905, involving the escheat
of land to the state; or
(3) the title of the state to any land to which the state has
claimed, asserted, or attempted to assert title before March 6,
1905, by an action in any court of Indiana.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.7.