Section 32-29-7-4.5 - Sheriff's sale; prohibited bidders(a) This section does not apply to a party foreclosing on a mortgage executed on a tract offered for sale under this chapter.(b) This section applies to the following:(1) A person who:(A) owns a fee interest, a life estate interest, or the equitable interest of a contract purchaser in an unsafe building or unsafe premises; and(B) is subject to an order issued under IC 36-7-9-5(a)(2), IC 36-7-9-5(a)(3), IC 36-7-9-5(a)(4), or IC 36-7-9-5(a)(5) regarding which the conditions set forth in IC 36-7-9-10(a)(1) through IC 36-7-9-10(a)(4) exist.(2) A person who: (A) owns a fee interest, a life estate interest, or the equitable interest of a contract purchaser in an unsafe building or unsafe premises; and(B) is subject to an order issued under IC 36-7-9-5(a), other than an order issued under IC 36-7-9-5(a)(2), IC 36-7-9-5(a)(3), IC 36-7-9-5(a)(4), or IC 36-7-9-5(a)(5), regarding which the conditions set forth in IC 36-7-9-10(b)(1) through IC 36-7-9-10(b)(4) exist.(3) A person who is the defendant in a court action brought under IC 36-7-9-18, IC 36-7-9-19, IC 36-7-9-20, IC 36-7-9-21, or IC 36-7-9-22 that has resulted in a judgment in favor of the plaintiff and the unsafe condition that caused the action to be brought has not been corrected.(4) A person who has any of the following relationships to a person, partnership, corporation, or legal entity described in subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (5): (A) A partner of a partnership.(B) A member of a limited liability company.(C) An officer, director, or majority stockholder of a corporation.(D) The person who controls or directs the activities or has a majority ownership in a legal entity other than a partnership or corporation.(5) A person who owes: (E) costs directly attributable to a prior tax sale; on a tract or an item of real property listed under IC 6-1.1-24-1.
(6) A person who owns a fee interest, a life estate interest, or the equitable interest of a contract purchaser in a vacant or abandoned structure subject to an enforcement order under IC 32-30-6, IC 32-30-7, IC 32-30-8, or IC 36-7-9, or a court order under IC 36-7-37.(7) A person who is an agent of a person described in this subsection.(8) A person who: (A) is delinquent in the payment of any personal property taxes; or(B) is subject to an existing personal property tax judgment; under IC 6-1.1-22-9.
(c) A person subject to this section may not bid on or purchase a tract offered for sale under section 4 of this chapter.(d) A business entity may not bid on or purchase a tract offered for sale under section 4 of this chapter if:(1) a person subject to this section: (A) formed the business entity;(B) joined with another person or party to form the business entity; or(C) joined the business entity as a proprietor, incorporator, partner, shareholder, director, employee, or member; or(2) a person subject to this section: (A) becomes an agent, employee, or board member of the business entity; or(B) is not an attorney at law and represents the business entity in a legal matter.As added by P.L. 112-2022, SEC.2.