How to Evict Someone in Indiana
Indiana evictions often involve tenant evictions from leased property. Legal processes are often occasioned by tenants who decline to vacate premises after expiry or discontinuation of their lease agreement. A landlord can evict a tenant in Indiana for violating a lease agreement or making a place of residence inhabitable. Procedural rules for evicting a tenant differ from state to state. However, a tenant should not be evicted by force.
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Notify your tenant in writing of an impending eviction. You should write this eviction letter after the lapse of the eighth day. This letter serves as an eviction notice. Although the letter has no definite format, include the name of the tenant, the name of the property, the date the tenant was supposed to pay the rent and the day you intend to file an eviction motion.
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Visit a superior court or any small claims court and present your case to a court clerk. Inform the court clerk that you want to file an immediate repossession. You may file for an eviction but the process may take a long time. Inform a court clerk on the number of tenants in your rental property and pay the processing fees.
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Fill out the forms for immediate repossession. A court clerk will assist you in filing the forms. The forms constitute a petition for immediate repossession and a request for damages document. Attach a lease agreement and submit the documents after duly filling them. Obtain a court hearing date before you leave the court premises.
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Attend the first hearing. The first hearing determines whether a tenant will be evicted from the premises. A verdict at this hearing may either be a default judgment or any other judgment according to how a tenant raises a valid defense. If there are adequate grounds for eviction, a tenant will be evicted from your property. If a tenant does not attend the first hearing he/she will be evicted automatically. Do not evict a tenant forcibly. A tenant will be given an eviction notice by a local sheriff to be evicted after the hearing. In Indiana it is usually within 42 hours.
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Attend subsequent hearing proceedings. Subsequent hearings normally occur when a tenant has already been evicted from the premises. They are meant to determine the damages that a tenant owes a landlord. This also provides an opportunity to recover due rent and court charges. Back rent and damages to a property are deducted from the security deposit. Court charges are not deducted from a security deposit. You can request a court to commit the tenant to settling the costs of the expenses. However, you should follow court processes to recover all that a tenant owes you.
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