Ind. Code ch. 9-22-1.5

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Ind. Code § 9-22-1.5-1 "Mobile home"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "mobile home" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-103.2. The term includes a manufactured home (as defined in IC 9-13-2-96(a)). As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.163; P.L.157-2026, SEC.206.

Ind. Code § 9-22-1.5-1.3 Exception

Sec. 1.3. This chapter does not apply to a mobile home that is located in a mobile home community (as defined in IC 16-41-27-5). As added by P.L.71-2015, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 9-22-1.5-1.5 "Abandoned"

Sec. 1.5. For purposes of this chapter, a mobile home is considered "abandoned" if three (3) or more of the conditions set forth in IC 32-30-10.6-5(a) exist with respect to the mobile home. As added by P.L.71-2015, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 9-22-1.5-2 Private landowner may sell or salvage mobile home

Sec. 2. A private landowner who finds a mobile home that the person believes to be abandoned on real estate the person owns or controls, including rental property, may sell or salvage the mobile home if it was built at least fifteen (15) years ago and has been left without permission on the landowner's real estate for at least sixty (60) days. The sixty (60) day period begins on the day the landowner sends notice under section 3 of this chapter to the owner of the mobile home. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.262-2013, SEC.107; P.L.71-2015, SEC.5; P.L.198-2016, SEC.371.

Ind. Code § 9-22-1.5-3 Notice of proposed sale or salvage of mobile home to owner by landowner

Sec. 3. (a) A landowner shall send notice of a mobile home described in section 2 of this chapter as follows: (1) To the owner of the mobile home at the last known address of the owner as shown by: (A) the records of the bureau; or (B) if the unique serial number or special identification number assigned to the mobile home is removed or otherwise illegible, the records of the assessor of the county in which the mobile home is located. If the landowner is unable to determine the address of the mobile home owner, the landowner may serve the mobile home owner by posting the notice on the mobile home. (2) To: (A) a lienholder with a perfected security interest in the mobile home; or (B) any other person known to claim an interest in the mobile home; as shown by the records of the bureau. Notice under this subsection must include a description of the mobile home, the location of the mobile home, and a conspicuous statement that the mobile home is on the landowner's real estate without the owner's permission. If the owner of a mobile home changes the owner's address from that maintained in the records of the bureau, the owner shall immediately notify the landowner of the new address. (b) A landowner may provide notice under subsection (a) by the following methods: (1) Certified mail, return receipt requested. (2) Personal delivery. (3) Electronic service under IC 9-22-1-19. (c) If, before the sixty (60) day period described in section 2 of this chapter expires, the mobile home owner requests by certified mail, return receipt requested, additional time to remove the mobile home, the period described in section 2 of this chapter shall be extended by an additional thirty (30) days. The mobile home owner may only request one (1) thirty (30) day extension of time. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.262-2013, SEC.108; P.L.71-2015, SEC.6; P.L.198-2016, SEC.372.

Ind. Code § 9-22-1.5-4 Landowner may hold auction

Sec. 4. The landowner shall: (1) request that a search be performed in the records of the bureau or the county assessor, in accordance with section 3(a)(1) of this chapter, for the name and address of the owner of the mobile home and the name and address of any person holding a lien or security interest on the mobile home; (2) after receiving the results of the search required by subdivision (1), give notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, or in person, to: (A) the last known address of the owner of the mobile home; (B) any lien holder with a perfected security interest in the mobile home; (C) all other persons known to claim an interest in the mobile home; and (D) the county treasurer of the county in which the mobile home is located. The notice must include a description of the mobile home, the location of the mobile home, a demand that the owner remove the mobile home within a specified time not less than ten (10) days after receipt of the notice, and a conspicuous statement that unless the mobile home is removed within that time, the mobile home will be advertised for sale and offered for sale by auction at a specified time and place; (3) advertise that the mobile home will be offered for sale at public auction. The advertisement of sale must be published once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the mobile home has been left without permission. The advertisement must include a description of the mobile home, the name of the owner of the mobile home, if ascertainable, and the time and place of the sale. The sale must take place at least fifteen (15) days after the first publication. If there is no newspaper of general circulation where the sale is to be held, the advertisement must be posted at least ten (10) days before the sale in not less than six (6) conspicuous places in the neighborhood of the proposed sale; (4) provide a reasonable time before the sale for prospective purchasers to examine the mobile home; (5) sell the mobile home to the highest bidder, if any; and (6) immediately after the auction, execute an affidavit of sale or disposal on a form prescribed by the bureau stating: (A) that the requirements of this section have been met; (B) the length of time that the mobile home was left on the real estate without permission; (C) any expenses incurred by the landowner, including the expenses of the sale; (D) the name and address of the purchaser of the mobile home at the auction, if any; and (E) the amount of the winning bid, if any. If the auction produces no purchaser, the landowner shall note that fact on the affidavit. The landowner shall list the landowner or any donee as the purchaser on the affidavit of sale or disposal. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.126; P.L.71-2015, SEC.7; P.L.198-2016, SEC.373.

Ind. Code § 9-22-1.5-5 Results of auction

Sec. 5. (a) Upon payment of the bid price by the purchaser, the landowner shall provide the purchaser with the affidavit of sale or disposal described in this chapter. (b) If the auction produces a purchaser, notwithstanding IC 6-1.1-23, the landowner shall distribute the amount of the bid price received from the purchaser in the following order of priority: (1) Reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the landowner for the sale of the mobile home. (2) Amounts owed to creditors known to have a lien or security interest on the mobile home, according to the priorities of the creditors' respective security interests. (3) Delinquent taxes, including any associated penalties, interest, or collection expenses, that are attributable to the mobile home as of the date of sale. If the amount of the bid price received from the purchaser exceeds the sum of the items described in subdivisions (1) through (3), the landowner may retain the remaining amount. (c) If the auction produces no purchaser, the mobile home becomes the property of the landowner, and the landowner shall note that fact on the affidavit of sale or disposal. (d) If the landowner wishes to donate the mobile home to any willing donee, a landowner who has obtained ownership of a mobile home under this section may transfer ownership to a willing donee by listing the donee as the purchaser on the affidavit of sale or disposal. (e) If the auction produces no purchaser and the landowner does not intend to sell or transfer the mobile home to another person, the landowner may, without further administrative application, dismantle the unit for salvage or disposal. (f) A landowner or willing donee who obtains ownership of a mobile home under this section has the same right of ownership as a purchaser who was the highest bidder at auction. (g) Within thirty (30) days after the auction is held, the landowner shall submit the following to the county treasurer: (1) A copy of the affidavit of sale or disposal. (2) The amount, if any, to be distributed under subsection (b)(3), if the auction produced a purchaser. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.71-2015, SEC.8; P.L.198-2016, SEC.374.

Ind. Code § 9-22-1.5-6 Affidavit of sale or disposal

Sec. 6. The affidavit of sale or disposal under this chapter constitutes proof of ownership and right to have the mobile home titled in the purchaser's, landowner's, or donee's name under section 7 of this chapter. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.375.

Ind. Code § 9-22-1.5-7 Certificate of title

Sec. 7. After the purchaser, landowner, or donee: (1) presents the bureau with the affidavit of sale; (2) completes an application for title under IC 9-17 with any other information the bureau requires; and (3) pays any applicable fee; the bureau shall issue to the purchaser, landowner, or donee a certificate of title to the mobile home. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.262-2013, SEC.109; P.L.198-2016, SEC.376.

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