Indiana mobile home rights cheat sheet

A quick reference to how Indiana law generally treats mobile home park lot tenancies. Indiana has no comprehensive dedicated park tenancy act; mobile home communities are regulated for health and licensing under Ind. Code §16-41-27 (State Department of Health), and the rental relationship runs on the general landlord-tenant law (Ind. Code title 32, article 31). This is general information, not legal advice, and the authors are not lawyers — for a specific situation, consider consulting a licensed attorney in Indiana. Each line cites the controlling authority; read it at the source linked in Sources below.

At a glance

Topic	What the law generally provides	Cite
Governing law	Health/licensing chapter + general landlord-tenant law.	§16-41-27; title 32, art. 31
Rent cap	No statewide cap; no park-specific increase notice.	(no statute)
Month-to-month notice	One month written notice.	§32-31-1-1
Eviction grounds	Listed only — nonpayment, law violation/disorderly conduct, state-rule or posted-rule violation.	§16-41-27-30
Nonpayment notice	10 days to pay.	§32-31-1-6
Self-help	Barred — no lockout or utility shutoff except by court order.	§32-31-5-6
Community closure	180 days' written notice; violation = deceptive act.	§16-41-27-35
Security deposit	No dollar cap; itemized return within 45 days.	§32-31-3-12
Entrance/transfer fee	No statutory ban; lease controls.	(no statute)
Sell in place	No statutory right; lease and rules control.	(no statute)
Local age/size rules	Local age- or size-based regulation void after 3/14/2022.	§16-41-27-32
Water	Approved supply required; 30-day advance notice before community-wide disconnection.	§16-41-27-10
Utilities markup	No cap; IURC regulates utility rates.	(no statute)
Habitability	Landlord keeps premises safe/habitable; maintains supplied systems.	§32-31-8-5
Weather safety	Operator encouraged to remind residents re weather radios/smoke detectors.	§16-41-27-16.6
Title	Bureau of Motor Vehicles certificate of title.	title 9, art. 17
Tax	Annual personal-property assessment; permit to move (taxes cleared).	6-1.1-7

How to use this

This sheet summarizes; it does not replace the statute or legal advice. Indiana regulates mobile home communities mainly for health and licensing and relies on the general landlord-tenant law for the tenancy, so several common protections (rent cap, entrance-fee ban, sell-in-place) don't exist by statute — gaps this guide flags honestly. Your written lease and the park rules are especially important. Start there, then check the cited section for your issue.

Where to read more

• Indiana topic guides on FightMyPark: lot rent, eviction, fees, utilities, buying, selling, title, and storm.
• The cited Code sections and official agency pages, linked in the Sources section below.