Ind. Code § 13-18-15-2
Negotiation of terms; remonstrance waivers
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Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 2. (a) The persons involved shall negotiate the terms for connection and service under this chapter.
Sec. 2. (a) The persons involved shall negotiate the terms for connection and service under this chapter.
(b) If service is ordered under this chapter, a receiver of that service that is located in an unincorporated area may grant a waiver to a municipality providing the service. A waiver under this section:
(b) If service is ordered under this chapter, a receiver of that service that is located in an unincorporated area may grant a waiver to a municipality providing the service. A waiver under this section:
(1) must waive the receiver's right of remonstrance against annexation of the areas in which the service is to be provided; and
(1) must waive the receiver's right of remonstrance against annexation of the areas in which the service is to be provided; and
(2) may be one (1) of the terms for connection and service described in subsection (a).
(2) may be one (1) of the terms for connection and service described in subsection (a).
(c) The waiver, if granted:
(c) The waiver, if granted:
(1) shall be noted on the deed of each property affected and recorded as provided by law; and
(1) shall be noted on the deed of each property affected and recorded as provided by law; and
(2) is considered a covenant running with the land.
(2) is considered a covenant running with the land.
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, a waiver of the right of remonstrance executed after June 30, 2015, expires not later than fifteen (15) years after the date the waiver was executed.
(d) This subsection applies to any deed recorded after June 30, 2015. This subsection applies only to property that is subject to a remonstrance waiver. A municipality shall, within a reasonable time after the recording of a deed to property located within the municipality, provide written notice to the property owner that a waiver of the right of remonstrance exists with respect to the property.
(e) A remonstrance waiver executed before July 1, 2003, is void. This subsection does not invalidate an annexation that was effective on or before July 1, 2019.
(f) A remonstrance waiver executed after June 30, 2003, and before July 1, 2019, is subject to the following:
(1) The waiver is void unless the waiver was recorded:
(A) before January 1, 2020; and
(B) with the county recorder of the county where the property subject to the waiver is located.
(2) A waiver that is not void under subdivision (1) expires not later than fifteen (15) years after the date the waiver is executed.
This subsection does not invalidate an annexation that was effective on or before July 1, 2019.
(g) A remonstrance waiver executed after June 30, 2019, is subject to the following:
(1) The waiver is void unless the waiver is recorded:
(A) not later than thirty (30) business days after the date the waiver was executed; and
(B) with the county recorder of the county where the property subject to the waiver is located.
(2) A waiver that is not void under subdivision (1) expires not later than fifteen (15) years after the date the waiver is executed.
This subsection does not invalidate an annexation that was effective on or before July 1, 2019.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.