Sale or transfer of real property not acquired through eminent domain to promote an economic development project or facilitate compatible land use planning
Ind. Code § 36-1-11-4.2
in effectSec. 4.2. (a) This section applies to a disposing agent who wants to sell or transfer real property not acquired through eminent domain procedures for any of the following purposes:
(1) To promote an economic development project.
(2) To facilitate compatible land use planning.
(b) The disposing agent shall first have the property appraised by two (2) appraisers. The appraisers must be:
(1) professionally engaged in making appraisals;
(2) licensed under IC 25-34.1; or
(3) employees of the political subdivision familiar with the value of the property.
(c) Subject to subsection (d), the disposing agent may:
(1) negotiate a sale or transfer; and
(2) dispose of the real property;
at a value that is not less than the average of the two (2) appraisals under subsection (b).
(d) The disposing agent may dispose of the real property for a value that is not less than the average of the two (2) appraisals under subsection (b) only after publishing a notice in accordance with IC 5-3-1 stating the amount of the offer to be accepted. The disposing agent may reject all offers. If the disposing agent rejects all offers, the disposing agent must make a written determination to reject all offers explaining why all offers were rejected.
As added by P.L.165-1994, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.188-2011, SEC.2.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/36Fetched: 10/17/2026