(e) As used in this section, "real estate" means:

1. (1) the real property that is subject to the lease or contract; or
2. (2) buildings or fixtures situated on the real property that are subject to the lease or contract.

(g) A memorandum of a lease or a memorandum of contract may be recorded in lieu of the lease or contract itself if the memorandum is executed and acknowledged by the parties and contains:

1. (1) the names of the parties;
2. (2) the term of the lease or contract;
3. (3) any option of the lessee to renew or extend the term of the lease or of the purchaser to renew or extend the term of the contract; and
4. (4) the specific legal description of the real estate, or a survey or plot plan authorized under subsection (i) showing the location of the real estate.

(i) A survey or plot plan may be used in lieu of a specific legal description to describe:

1. (1) any part of a building on the real estate, if the specific legal description of the real property on which the building is located is set forth in the memorandum, survey, or plot plan;
2. (2) any part of the real estate that is part of a larger tract of land, if the specific legal description of the larger tract is set forth in the memorandum, survey, or plot plan; or

3. (3) real property of the lessor or seller, if:

   1. (A) its use is restricted by the terms of the lease or contract;
   2. (B) it is located wholly within real property of the lessor or seller; and
   3. (C) the specific legal description of the real property within which it is located is set forth in the memorandum, survey, or plot plan.

(j) As to the provisions contained in a memorandum recorded under this section, recording the memorandum has the same effect as recording the lease or contract itself.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-49-1.]

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.83.