Sec. 7. (a) Before a county auditor may make the endorsement required by IC 36-2-11-14 on a document of conveyance for property to which this chapter applies, the person acquiring the property must:
(1) redeem the property by paying to the county treasurer the total amount required under IC 6-1.1-25; and
(2) provide to the county auditor proof from the county treasurer that the person made the payment specified under subdivision (1).
(b) A conveyance of property to which this chapter applies is inoperable and void if the conveyance document is not recorded with the county recorder of the county where the property is located on or before the expiration of the redemption period specified under IC 6-1.1-25 for the property.