MOU - St Joe County Board of Commissioners - Transfer of Delinquent Properties

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MEMORAND[JNi 4 OF UNDERSTANDING °fl-llS N113,MO A'NI: UM OlM UNDERSTANDING ('Mot)") is entered into thisA— (Jay of _ d1 I ty .. ew „ 2019, by and between the City of South IJend, actiiig by and through its Board of Public Works ("City") and the Board of Commissioners of St. Joseph County ("County"). WHEREAS, the County holds tax sale certificates for numerous parcels of real estate ("Parcel") located Within St. Joseph County and the City of South Bend froni the St. Joseph County Delinquent Tax Sales; and WHEREAS, the City desires to acquire and improve „ Eigl _.. parcels represented by certain of the tax sale certificates being held by the Courity With such parcels being identified in 1:",xhibi_1,..A (attached hereto and made a part hereot) ("Certificate Parcels"); and WHEREAS, the County agrees to acquire title to the Certificate Parcels identified liercin for the purpose of conveying such parcels to the City and the City agrees to accept title and ownership of the Certificate Parcels under the terns and conditions set out in this MOU. NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration and the mutual benefits to be derived by the parties hereto, the City and County agree as follows; I . The County agrees to commence the statutory process of acquiring title to the Certificate Parcels identified herein upon execution ofthis MOU. Tliis shall include providing the two (2) statutory notices; filing of a Petition for Deed; and securing a deed to St. Joseph County for each parcel. 2. The City agrees to acquire from the County the Certificate Parcels set forth as Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein with reimbursement of administrative costs incurred by the County to acquire the title to the Certificate Parcels through the statutory process set out in paragraph 1 above. 3. This transfer of the Certificate Parcels by the Count), to the City is made without any representation or warranty by the County and the Certificate Parcels are transferred "as is, where is". The County makes no representation or warranty concerning the condition, environmental issues, liens, encumbrances, tax .warrants, or any other aspect of the Certificate Parcels, 4. Once the County acquires title to the Certificate Parcels as set forth above, both the County and the City shall use their best efforts to pass similar equivalent resolutions, pursuant to I.C. 36-1-11-8, conveying title to the Certificate Parcels from the County to the City, or its designated City department, to complete the process. Upon the passage of the County and [lie City resolutions, the County Will convey the Certificate Parcels to the City, or its designated department, via a Commissioners' Deed. S. After transferring of the title to the Certificate Parcels as set out in Paragraph 4 above, County shall complete quiet title actions to quiet title of the Certificate Parcels in the City