Hoosier Home Fix

Hoosier Home Fix is a free self-help tool for Indiana tenants. It is not affiliated with the State of Indiana or any government office. Published by the operator of hoosierhomefix.org. Contact: privacy request form. A physical mailing address will be listed here before any paid promotional email is sent.

What you pay for

Generating a notice, downloading or printing a PDF, and emailing it yourself are free. Print-and-mail and similar extras are listed as coming soon. When they go live, you would pay postage and processing only if you opt in:

USPS First-Class — $2.00 per recipient address (stamp is $0.82 as of July 2026; the rest is print and envelope)
USPS Certified Mail with green-card return receipt — $12.00 per recipient address (USPS pieces total $11.02)
Optional tip or donation — any amount you choose. Tips are not tax-deductible. They are not used as income; they are reinvested in the site and its features. Hoosier Home Fix is not a 501(c)(3) charity.

Postage examples

What a real mailing would cost

USPS retail prices as of July 12, 2026. A typical 1–3 page notice is one ounce. Listed site prices bundle the stamp with print, envelope, and handling — not a legal fee.

First-Class stamp: $0.82
Certified Mail fee: $5.55
Green-card return receipt: $4.65

One landlord, First-Class
$2.00
You have one mailing address — the manager or the owner.
- USPS First-Class stamp (1 oz letter)$0.82
- Print, envelope, and handling (estimated)$1.18
One landlord, Certified with green-card return receipt
$12.00
Stronger proof of delivery if you later go to small claims.
- USPS First-Class stamp (1 oz letter)$0.82
- Certified Mail fee$5.55
- Return receipt (PS Form 3811 green card)$4.65
- Print, envelope, and handling (estimated)$0.98
Certified to the landlord + First-Class copy to code enforcement
$14.00
Court-ready copy to the landlord, extra copy to the city or county health department.
- Certified + green card (USPS pieces)$11.02
- Extra First-Class stamp$0.82
- Print, envelope, and handling (estimated)$2.16

Postage rates are set by the U.S. Postal Service and change. Dollar amounts on this site are estimates based on USPS retail prices in effect July 12, 2026 for a typical one-ounce letter. Extra ounces, extra services, or a later USPS increase will change what you actually pay. This is not a USPS page and not a locked-in quote. Check current prices before you mail. USPS postage prices.

The fee is not a legal-services fee, not a filing fee, and not a guarantee that a landlord will repair anything or that a court will award money. Statement descriptor: HOOSIERHOMEFIX.

When we mail

We do not send a physical letter until Stripe or PayPal reports that payment succeeded. If you cancel checkout, nothing is mailed and nothing is charged.

Not legal advice

This site is educational. Using it does not create an attorney-client relationship. See the Legal Disclaimer.

Hold harmless

You use Hoosier Home Fix at your own discretion and at your own risk. It is not a substitute for individualized legal advice. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you hold the operator harmless for your use of the site, reliance on its templates, and any outcome of a dispute with a landlord or a court. The full waiver is in the Legal Disclaimer.

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