2021 Indiana Code
Title 29. Probate
Article 1. Probate Code
Chapter 15. Sales, Mortgages, Leases, Exchanges─personal and Real Property
29-1-15-13. Court Order; Description of Property; Sequence of Parcels; Private Sale, Public Auction; Terms
Sec. 13. The order shall describe the property to be sold, mortgaged or leased and may designate the sequence in which the several parcels shall be sold, mortgaged or leased. An order for sale shall direct whether the property shall be sold at private sale or public auction, and, if the latter, the place or places of sale. If real property is to be sold at private sale it shall direct that the same shall not be sold for less than the fair market value, or if at public sale for not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the fair market value; or if real property is to be leased, it shall direct that the same shall not be leased for less than the fair market rental value. An order of sale shall direct whether the sale shall be for cash or for cash and deferred payments, and the terms on which such deferred payments are to be made. If real property is to be mortgaged, it shall fix the maximum amount of principal, the maximum rate of interest, the earliest and latest date of maturity, and shall direct the purpose for which the proceeds Shall be used. An order for sale, mortgage or lease shall remain in force until terminated by the court, but no sale or lease shall be made after one (1) year from the date of the order unless the real property or rental value thereof shall have been reappraised under order of the court within three (3) months preceding the sale or lease.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.1513; Acts 1975, P.L.288, SEC.30.
