Indiana Eviction Notice

Indiana Eviction Notice Requirements

In Indiana, a landlord must serve a written notice before filing for eviction under Ind. Code 32-31-1 (Landlord-Tenant Relations, General Provisions), esp. 32-31-1-1, -2, -3, -4, -6, -7, -8, -9; ejectment under Ind. Code 32-30-2 / 32-30-3. The required notice period depends on the reason:

• Nonpayment of rent: 10-day notice to pay or quit. IC 32-31-1-6 (primary text confirmed): a landlord may terminate the lease 'with not less than ten (10) days notice' if the tenant refuses or neglects to pay rent when due, UNLESS (1) the parties otherwise agreed OR (2) the tenant pays the rent in full before the notice period expires. It is effectively a pay-or-quit notice (tenant cures by paying in full within the 10 days). 'Not less than' = 10 days is the statutory floor; a longer period is allowed and a written lease can change/waive it. The statute does NOT exclude weekends/holidays. IC 32-31-1-7 gives an optional statutory notice form ('vacate ... not more than ten (10) days after you receive this notice unless you pay the rent due ... within ten (10) days').
• Curable lease violation: 10-day notice to cure or quit. FLAGGED / lower confidence: Indiana has NO general statutory cure-or-quit period for non-rent lease violations. IC 32-31-1 sets notice periods only for ending tenancies (1 month / 3 months / one rental interval) and for nonpayment (10 days, Sec. 6) — there is no statewide statutory count for curing other breaches. For other lease violations the landlord proceeds under the lease terms and the ejectment/immediate-possession statute (IC 32-30-2 / IC 32-30-3). Indiana trial-court forms (e.g., White County Superior Court Notice of Claim) commonly use a 10-day written notice 'to correct the violation,' so 10 is the conventional number, but it is NOT a fixed statewide statutory count — the cure period is governed by the lease.
• No-cause termination (month-to-month): 30-day notice. A general/at-will tenancy is a tenancy from month to month (IC 32-31-1-2) and is terminated by 'a one (1) month notice in writing, delivered to the tenant' under IC 32-31-1-1 (primary text confirmed) — commonly applied as 30 days. For a tenancy from year to year, IC 32-31-1-3 requires notice not less than three (3) months before the year expires. For periodic tenancies of three (3) months or less, IC 32-31-1-4 requires notice equal to the interval between the periods (one rental interval). No just-cause limitation applies; a no-cause month-to-month termination is permitted with one month's written notice.

Service: IC 32-31-1-9 (primary text confirmed): notice required under sections 1 through 7 may be served on the tenant. If the tenant cannot be found, it may be served on a person residing at the premises, and the server must explain the contents of the notice to that person. If no such person is found on the premises, notice may be served by affixing (posting) a copy to a conspicuous part of the premises. Court practice (small-claims/possession) commonly uses certified mail and/or sheriff service for the subsequent court summons.

• Nonpayment of rent: at least 10 days' written notice to pay-or-quit before filing (IC 32-31-1-6, confirmed verbatim); tenant defeats it by paying in full within the period, and a written lease can alter this.
• Month-to-month / at-will tenancy: terminate without cause with one (1) month's written notice (IC 32-31-1-1, -2); year-to-year requires not less than 3 months' notice (IC 32-31-1-3); sub-3-month periodic tenancies require one rental interval's notice (IC 32-31-1-4).
• No statutory cure period exists for non-rent lease violations — those are handled under the lease and the ejectment statute (IC 32-30-2/-3); Indiana trial-court forms often use a 10-day correction notice in practice, but that 10 is conventional, not statutory.
• No notice is required (IC 32-31-1-8, confirmed verbatim) for tenants at sufferance/holdovers, fixed-term expirations, waste by a tenant at will, failure to pay required advance rent, or where no landlord-tenant relationship exists.
• Indiana has NO statewide just-cause requirement; localities are largely preempted from regulating rental rates/landlord-tenant terms (IC 32-31-1-20). Recent reform SB 142 (eff. 7/1/2025) created eviction-record expungement but did NOT change any notice periods.

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Disclaimer

This Indiana eviction notice generator is a self-help tool for general informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Confirm Indiana and local requirements before serving, and consult a landlord-tenant attorney for contested cases.