Indiana Manufactured / mobile home parks

Manufactured / mobile home parks in Indiana

Under IC 16-41-27-35, a mobile home community operator must give each owner of a mobile home, manufactured home, or industrialized residential structure in the community written notice of the operator's intent to close the community not later than 180 days before the intended closure date. A violation, or an attempt to exclude an owner by contract or otherwise with the intent to evade that notice, is a deceptive act actionable by the attorney general or a consumer under IC 24-5-0.5. The 180-day notice rule does not stop the operator from evicting an owner for nonpayment of rent or any other violation of the tenancy, or from enforcing a lien, during that 180-day period. Under IC 16-41-27-30, the owner, operator, or caretaker may eject a person from the premises for nonpayment of charges or fees for accommodations, violation of law or disorderly conduct, violation of a state department rule relating to mobile home communities, or violation of a community rule that is publicly posted in the community. IC 16-41-27-29 gives the owner, operator, or caretaker a lien on a guest's property in the same manner, for the same purposes, and subject to the same restrictions as an innkeeper's or hotel keeper's lien. If the property has a properly perfected secured interest and the lienholder has notified the owner, operator, or caretaker of that lien by certified mail, the innkeeper's lien may not exceed the actual late rent owed for not more than 60 days immediately before the park notifies the lienholder by certified mail that the owner has vacated or is delinquent in rent. Chapter 16-41-27 is the health, sanitation, and safety chapter for mobile homes and mobile home communities. IC 32-31 (landlord-tenant relations) also covers a mobile home space and a manufactured home and the space it occupies; those general landlord-tenant rules are not re-summarized here. Example: if the operator plans to close the community on July 1, each home owner in the community must receive written notice of that intent no later than 180 days before July 1. The operator may still evict for unpaid rent during that period.

Verified Source: IC 16-41-27-29, 16-41-27-30, 16-41-27-35 · last checked 2026-11-12