Indiana treats registration through the permit system in IC 36-1-24. A unit that requires a permit must issue it within 30 days and may collect owner and property-manager contact details, but cannot add registration requirements beyond what state law authorizes.
IC 36-1-24-11 lets a unit require, as part of the permit application, the owner's name and contact information, the contact information of any property manager, how the STR is marketed, the maximum occupancy the owner intends to allow, and the property type. The unit then 'shall issue a permit to the owner within thirty (30) days of receipt of the application' if the requirements are met. Because the chapter limits ordinances to 'only the requirements of this chapter,' Lake County and its municipalities cannot layer on extra registration hurdles. Unincorporated Lake County has no separate registration ordinance and relies on zoning; verify the applicable city or town.
Failure to register/permit where a local ordinance requires it is an ordinance violation subject to citation; repeated citations can trigger permit revocation under IC 36-1-24-14.
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