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IN HB1562
Bill
Status
1/17/2019
Primary Sponsor
Vernon Smith
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AI Summary
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Eliminates personal liability for former property owners after the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance cancels property taxes, special assessments, fees, penalties, or other delinquencies on real property
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Applies when property has been acquired by government entities including the state, counties, cities, towns, townships, or local port authorities
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Under current law, previous owners remain personally liable for delinquent taxes even after cancellation; this bill removes that continued liability
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Amends IC 6-1.1-36-7 with an effective date of July 1, 2019
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Introduced by Representative Smith V on January 17, 2019 and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means
Legislative Description
Cancellation of property taxes. Eliminates provisions that maintain a taxpayer's personal liability for property taxes, special assessments, fees, penalties, or other delinquencies after the department of local government finance has canceled those property taxes, special assessments, fees, penalties, or other delinquencies on property that is owned by the state, a county, a city, a town, a township, or a local port authority.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
1/17/2019