(a) The following may be recorded in the county where the land to which the letter or contract relates is situated:
(1) Letters of attorney containing a power to a person to:
- (A) sell or convey land; or
- (B) sell and convey land as the agent of the owner of the land.
- (2) An executory contract for the sale, purchase, or lease of land, or a memorandum of an executory contract for the sale, purchase, or lease of land recorded under IC 36-2-11-20 , when proved or acknowledged in the manner prescribed in this chapter for the proof or acknowledgment of conveyances.
- (b) The record when recorded and the certified transcript of the record may be read in evidence in the same manner and with the same effect as a conveyance.
(c) A document recorded under this section gives notice to persons that are not parties to the letter or contract of:
- (1) the existence of the letter or contract;
- (2) the identities of the parties to the letter or contract; and
(3) the duty to inquire about the terms and conditions of the letter or contract if the recorded document does not disclose the terms and conditions.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-2-32.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.9.