IC 9-22-1.5-1 "Mobile home" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "mobile home" has the meaning
set forth in IC 6-6-5-1. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5.
IC 9-22-1.5-2 Property owner may sell mobile home
Sec. 2. A private property owner who finds a mobile home that
the person believes to be abandoned on property the person owns or
controls, including rental property, may sell or salvage the mobile
home if it has been left without permission on the owner's property
for at least thirty (30) days. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5.
IC 9-22-1.5-3 Thirty day period
Sec. 3. (a) The thirty (30) day period described in section 2 of this
chapter begins the day written notice is sent by the property owner
to the last known address of the owner of the mobile home as shown
by the records in the bureau of motor vehicles or personally delivered
to the owner of the mobile home. If the property owner is unable to
determine the address of the mobile home owner, the property owner
may serve the mobile home owner by posting the notice on the
mobile home. If the notice is mailed, the property owner shall send
notice by certified mail, return receipt requested. Notice, by mail or
personally delivered, must include a description of the mobile home
and a conspicuous statement that the mobile home is on the owner's
property 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
property owner of the new address.
(b) If, before the thirty (30) 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.
IC 9-22-1.5-4 Property owner may hold auction
Sec. 4. The property owner shall:
(1) request that a search be performed in the records of the
bureau 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 the last known address of the owner
of the mobile home, to any lien holder with a perfected security
interest in the mobile home and to all other persons known to
claim an interest in the mobile home. The notice must include
a description of the mobile home, a demand that the mobile
home be removed 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 in conformity with IC 26-1-7-210 and
IC 26-1-2-328. 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) conduct an auction, not less than thirty (30) days after the
return receipt is received by the property owner, on the property
where the mobile home was left without permission;
(5) provide a reasonable time before the sale for prospective
purchasers to examine the mobile home;
(6) sell the mobile home to the highest bidder, if any; and
(7) immediately after the auction, execute an affidavit of sale or
disposal in triplicate 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
property without permission;
(C) any expenses incurred by the property owner, 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 property owner shall
note that fact on the affidavit. The property owner shall list the
property owner, or any donee, as the purchaser on the affidavit
of sale or disposal. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5.
IC 9-22-1.5-5 Results of auction
Sec. 5. (a) Upon payment of the bid price by the purchaser, the
property owner shall provide the purchaser with the affidavit of sale
or disposal described in this chapter.
(b) If the auction produces no purchaser, the mobile home
becomes the property of the property owner, and the property owner
shall note that fact on the affidavit of sale or disposal.
(c) If the property owner wishes to donate the mobile home to any
willing donee, a property owner 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.
(d) If the auction produces no purchaser and the property owner
does not intend to sell or transfer the mobile home to another person,
the property owner may, without further administrative application,
dismantle the unit for salvage or disposal.
(e) A property owner 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. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5.
IC 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, property owner's, or donee's name under
IC 9-17-6-12. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5.
IC 9-22-1.5-7 Certificate of title
Sec. 7. After the purchaser, property owner, or donee:
(1) presents the bureau with the affidavit of sale;
(2) completes an application for title; and
(3) pays any applicable fee;
the bureau shall issue to the purchaser or property owner a certificate
of title to the mobile home. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5.
IC 9-22-1.5-1 "Mobile home" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "mobile home" has the meaning
set forth in IC 6-6-5-1. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5.
IC 9-22-1.5-2 Property owner may sell mobile home
Sec. 2. A private property owner who finds a mobile home that
the person believes to be abandoned on property the person owns or
controls, including rental property, may sell or salvage the mobile
home if it has been left without permission on the owner's property
for at least thirty (30) days. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5.
IC 9-22-1.5-3 Thirty day period
Sec. 3. (a) The thirty (30) day period described in section 2 of this
chapter begins the day written notice is sent by the property owner
to the last known address of the owner of the mobile home as shown
by the records in the bureau of motor vehicles or personally delivered
to the owner of the mobile home. If the property owner is unable to
determine the address of the mobile home owner, the property owner
may serve the mobile home owner by posting the notice on the
mobile home. If the notice is mailed, the property owner shall send
notice by certified mail, return receipt requested. Notice, by mail or
personally delivered, must include a description of the mobile home
and a conspicuous statement that the mobile home is on the owner's
property 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
property owner of the new address.
(b) If, before the thirty (30) 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.
IC 9-22-1.5-4 Property owner may hold auction
Sec. 4. The property owner shall:
(1) request that a search be performed in the records of the
bureau 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 the last known address of the owner
of the mobile home, to any lien holder with a perfected security
interest in the mobile home and to all other persons known to
claim an interest in the mobile home. The notice must include
a description of the mobile home, a demand that the mobile
home be removed 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 in conformity with IC 26-1-7-210 and
IC 26-1-2-328. 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) conduct an auction, not less than thirty (30) days after the
return receipt is received by the property owner, on the property
where the mobile home was left without permission;
(5) provide a reasonable time before the sale for prospective
purchasers to examine the mobile home;
(6) sell the mobile home to the highest bidder, if any; and
(7) immediately after the auction, execute an affidavit of sale or
disposal in triplicate 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
property without permission;
(C) any expenses incurred by the property owner, 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 property owner shall
note that fact on the affidavit. The property owner shall list the
property owner, or any donee, as the purchaser on the affidavit
of sale or disposal. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5.
IC 9-22-1.5-5 Results of auction
Sec. 5. (a) Upon payment of the bid price by the purchaser, the
property owner shall provide the purchaser with the affidavit of sale
or disposal described in this chapter.
(b) If the auction produces no purchaser, the mobile home
becomes the property of the property owner, and the property owner
shall note that fact on the affidavit of sale or disposal.
(c) If the property owner wishes to donate the mobile home to any
willing donee, a property owner 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.
(d) If the auction produces no purchaser and the property owner
does not intend to sell or transfer the mobile home to another person,
the property owner may, without further administrative application,
dismantle the unit for salvage or disposal.
(e) A property owner 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. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5.
IC 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, property owner's, or donee's name under
IC 9-17-6-12. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5.
IC 9-22-1.5-7 Certificate of title
Sec. 7. After the purchaser, property owner, or donee:
(1) presents the bureau with the affidavit of sale;
(2) completes an application for title; and
(3) pays any applicable fee;
the bureau shall issue to the purchaser or property owner a certificate
of title to the mobile home. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5.
IC 9-22-1.5-1 "Mobile home" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "mobile home" has the meaning
set forth in IC 6-6-5-1. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5.
IC 9-22-1.5-2 Property owner may sell mobile home
Sec. 2. A private property owner who finds a mobile home that
the person believes to be abandoned on property the person owns or
controls, including rental property, may sell or salvage the mobile
home if it has been left without permission on the owner's property
for at least thirty (30) days. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5.
IC 9-22-1.5-3 Thirty day period
Sec. 3. (a) The thirty (30) day period described in section 2 of this
chapter begins the day written notice is sent by the property owner
to the last known address of the owner of the mobile home as shown
by the records in the bureau of motor vehicles or personally delivered
to the owner of the mobile home. If the property owner is unable to
determine the address of the mobile home owner, the property owner
may serve the mobile home owner by posting the notice on the
mobile home. If the notice is mailed, the property owner shall send
notice by certified mail, return receipt requested. Notice, by mail or
personally delivered, must include a description of the mobile home
and a conspicuous statement that the mobile home is on the owner's
property 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
property owner of the new address.
(b) If, before the thirty (30) 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.
IC 9-22-1.5-4 Property owner may hold auction
Sec. 4. The property owner shall:
(1) request that a search be performed in the records of the
bureau 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 the last known address of the owner
of the mobile home, to any lien holder with a perfected security
interest in the mobile home and to all other persons known to
claim an interest in the mobile home. The notice must include
a description of the mobile home, a demand that the mobile
home be removed 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 in conformity with IC 26-1-7-210 and
IC 26-1-2-328. 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) conduct an auction, not less than thirty (30) days after the
return receipt is received by the property owner, on the property
where the mobile home was left without permission;
(5) provide a reasonable time before the sale for prospective
purchasers to examine the mobile home;
(6) sell the mobile home to the highest bidder, if any; and
(7) immediately after the auction, execute an affidavit of sale or
disposal in triplicate 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
property without permission;
(C) any expenses incurred by the property owner, 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 property owner shall
note that fact on the affidavit. The property owner shall list the
property owner, or any donee, as the purchaser on the affidavit
of sale or disposal. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5.
IC 9-22-1.5-5 Results of auction
Sec. 5. (a) Upon payment of the bid price by the purchaser, the
property owner shall provide the purchaser with the affidavit of sale
or disposal described in this chapter.
(b) If the auction produces no purchaser, the mobile home
becomes the property of the property owner, and the property owner
shall note that fact on the affidavit of sale or disposal.
(c) If the property owner wishes to donate the mobile home to any
willing donee, a property owner 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.
(d) If the auction produces no purchaser and the property owner
does not intend to sell or transfer the mobile home to another person,
the property owner may, without further administrative application,
dismantle the unit for salvage or disposal.
(e) A property owner 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. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5.
IC 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, property owner's, or donee's name under
IC 9-17-6-12. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5.
IC 9-22-1.5-7 Certificate of title
Sec. 7. After the purchaser, property owner, or donee:
(1) presents the bureau with the affidavit of sale;
(2) completes an application for title; and
(3) pays any applicable fee;
the bureau shall issue to the purchaser or property owner a certificate
of title to the mobile home. As added by P.L.108-2001, SEC.5.
