Hoping to get clarification on Indiana Landlord Tenant Law

[Dan Palumbo]

Under Indiana’s landlord and tenant laws(IC 32-31-3-18), a landlord is required to disclose in writing an agent or manager residing in the state who is responsible for managing the residential property. The Indiana law also requires the landlord to disclose the name of an individual or agent who has been given authority to act on behalf of the property’s owner for service purposes, and also for receiving demands and notices from the tenant. 

Does this mean that an out of state investor MUST use an agent, manager or representative to manage the property? Of just that if using one in state, contact information must be disclosed?

[Dan Perrott]

@Dan Palumbo My understanding (being a landlord living in Indianapolis) is that you need to have a local resource that is responsible for the management of the property.  There were too many out of state investors that were not taking care of the properties causing many areas to become extremely run down.  The law was put into place to make sure someone locally can take care of the properties.  They are serious about this now and have taken owners/agents to court and levied fines for not taking care of properties.  You need to register every property in Indianapolis under this law.  

Here is the exact text sent to me in an email renewal reminder on October 30, 2018 from the Landlord Registration Licensing:

"As a reminder there are two contact types that will need to be filled in; Indiana-Based Property Manager & Landlord’s Agent for Service of Process. The Indiana-Based Property Manager will need to be a person residing in the state of Indiana that is responsible for maintenance and repairs at the registered properties. The Landlord’s Agent for Service of Process will need to be a person residing in the state of Indiana that is authorized to receive legal notice on behalf of the landlord. "
If you reside in Indiana and fulfill all of these roles, you can input your same contact information for each of these contacts.

I am not a lawyer or do I provide legal advice.