Evicting a tenant on an out of state property (Indiana) How easy?

[Patrick Boutin]

the property is located in Indiana. I may be considering doing a "lease option" but I am concerned about the renter defaulting.

Other than stating penalties for late payments what can I expect should I need to evict them?

[Edward Rhoads]

You have to give 10 days notice after they are late.  After that you file for a court case.  The case is usually about 3 weeks after you file.  At the case when you win (and i have not seen any that lost unless the tenant paid after the filing) they get 1 week to move out after which if they have not you call the constable and pay about $400 to a moving company employed by the constable to move the stuff out.  That takes up to 1 week.  So the process is about a 2 month process from start to finish.

It is pretty landlord friendly.

If you want to sue for damages you have to do that in a 2nd hearing which is usually 4-6 weeks after the eviction hearing.