Indiana Code Title 32. Property § 32-26-1-4

Sec. 4. (a) After the election of directors, the association shall record articles of association in the office of the recorder of the county where the proposed fence will be located.

(b) The articles must specify the following:

(c) After recording the articles of association, the association is a body corporate and politic by the name and style adopted, with all the rights, incidents, and liabilities of bodies corporate.

(d) Any person owning land in the area may at any time become a member of the association by signing the articles of association.