Property Manager · Northeast Indiana · Member since 2013 · 46 posts · 38 votes
BP Community:
Indiana gives tenant 90 days to come back and collect their personal belongings after they have been evicted meaning the landlord has to store them in one capacity or another for that 90 days. Fort Wayne/ Allen county has a local Court rule which states that if immediate possession / eviction is granted to the landlord the tenant has 7 days to vacate after the order is granted to the landlord and an additional 14 days to come collect their belongings. However during this time the landlord is not responsible for those belongings and can move them in order to prep the apartment for the next tenant, etc.
Before I try to sift through Marion county Court documents, I am wondering if Indianapolis / Marion county investors can save me some time and tell me if they are aware of a local Court rule similar to this that I can research or if Indianapolis defaults to the state law of 90 days?
That is not great for landlords in IN. I am lucky in that I can set a tenants stuff on the curb. I have only had to do this once. Also I don't hear of too many cases from Landlords having to get to this extreme step.Most people who end up in an eviction tend to leave on their own. This is what I'm am hearing from other landlords and is also the case for myself.
@Z. Otto B.
It has to worth something. You are allowed to throw out broken conches and old clothes left. That’s trash. If it’s nice stuff then yes, but it’s rare a tenant will will something of value. Has happened to me only handful of times over lots of evictions. Taking a video or lots of pictures is a good idea.
Good luck
Thanks for both the replies. I am not in this situation currently so no luck needed. I was just hoping someone from the Indy/Marion county area knew if the local court had rules like Allen County / FW does. State law doesn't distinguish between tenant belongings of value or not of value in Indiana, it is all just teant belongings.
Really just looking to see if anyone here is familiar if the local superior court has rules that supersede state statute like Allen Cty does. If not, if not one from the area has that experience, no worries!