Adverse possession statute of limitations.
Summary
Amends the statute concerning the statute of limitations for actions for the recovery of the possession of real estate to provide that such an action that: (1) involves a line located and established by a professional surveyor; and (2) accrues before the lines are located and established by the surveyor; must be commenced before the expiration of the appeal period set forth in the statute governing county surveyors. Amends the Indiana Code provision concerning the establishment of property lines by means of a legal survey to specify that the lines established are binding on all affected landowners, including a landowner who claims title under a claim of adverse possession. Provides that certain information must be contained in a notice of survey sent to adjoining landowners, and that a legible copy of the plat of the legal survey must be enclosed with the notice.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Last action Feb 4, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2020
How they voted
40–1
Passed
Total votes 41
Jan 30, 2020
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jan 31, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-1)
senate
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 (Doriot) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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