Indiana Eviction Notice Requirements

IC 32-31-1-6 provides: 'If a tenant refuses or neglects to pay rent when due, a landlord may terminate the lease with not less than ten (10) days notice to the tenant unless: (1) the parties otherwise agreed; or (2) the tenant pays the rent in full before the notice period expires.' IC 32-31-1-7 gives a sample 10-day pay-or-quit form. Termination for reasons other than nonpayment runs through the one-month notice of IC 32-31-1-1. Under IC 32-31-1-8, no notice is required where the lease fixes a term, the tenant is at sufferance, a tenant at will commits waste, or advance rent is unpaid. Indiana requires a court eviction action; self-help lockouts or utility shutoffs are barred (IC 32-31-5-6).

No specific statutory penalty in the notice statute. A landlord who files without the required 10-day nonpayment notice (or proper notice for other grounds) risks dismissal of the eviction. A self-help lockout or essential-services shutoff under IC 32-31-5-6 exposes the landlord to the tenant's civil claim for damages.