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Chapter 1. General Provisions
32-31-1-1. Determination of Estates at Will - Sec. 1. (a) A tenancy at will may be determined...
32-31-1-2. Creation of Tenancy at Will Month to Month - Sec. 2. A general tenancy in which the premises are...
32-31-1-3. Determination of Year to Year Tenancy - Sec. 3. A tenancy from year to year may be...
32-31-1-4. Notice; Determination of Tenancy - Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to a tenancy of...
32-31-1-5. Form; Notice Determining Tenancy From Year to Year - Sec. 5. The following form of notice may be used...
32-31-1-6. Rent; Refusal or Neglect to Pay - Sec. 6. If a tenant refuses or neglects to pay...
32-31-1-7. Forms; Notice to Quit; Failure or Refusal to Pay Rent - Sec. 7. The following form of notice may be used...
32-31-1-8. Notice to Quit; When Not Necessary - Sec. 8. Notice is not required to terminate a lease...
32-31-1-9. Service of Notices - Sec. 9. (a) Notice required under sections 1 through 7...
32-31-1-10. Conveyance by Landlord - Sec. 10. A conveyance by a landlord of real estate...
32-31-1-11. Attornment of Tenant to Stranger - Sec. 11. The attornment of a tenant to a stranger...
32-31-1-12. Sublessees; Remedy Against Landlord - Sec. 12. A sublessee has the same remedy under the...
32-31-1-13. Alienees of Lessors and Lessees; Remedies - Sec. 13. An alienee of a lessor or lessee of...
32-31-1-14. Rents; Land Granted for Life - Sec. 14. Rents from lands granted for life or lives...
32-31-1-15. Rents; Dependency on Life of Another; Recovery of Arrears - Sec. 15. A person entitled to rents dependent on the...
32-31-1-16. Rents; Executors and Administrators; Remedies and Liabilities - Sec. 16. An executor or administrator of the estate of...
32-31-1-17. Occupant Without Special Contract; Liability for Rent - Sec. 17. An occupant of land without special contract is...
32-31-1-18. Death of Life Tenant Demising Land; Recovery of Rent - Sec. 18. If a life tenant who has demised any...
32-31-1-19. Crop Paid as Rent - Sec. 19. (a) In a case where a tenant agrees...
32-31-1-20. Local Units Prohibited From Regulating Rental Rates and Landlord-Tenant Relationship - Sec. 20. (a) Subject to IC 36-1-3-8.5, this section does...
32-31-1-21. Disclosure of Structure in Flood Plain - Sec. 21. (a) This section applies to rental agreements entered...
32-31-1-22. Requests for Law Enforcement or Emergency Assistance; Political Subdivisions Prohibited From Imposing Penalties for Requests Believed Necessary to Prevent Abuse, Crime, or Emergency; Exceptions - Sec. 22. (a) The definitions in IC 32-31-3 apply throughout...
32-31-1-23. Death or Incapacitation of a Tenant - Sec. 23. (a) If a landlord knows of the death...
Chapter 2. Recording Leases Longer Than Three Years
32-31-2-1. Necessity of Recording - Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to any...
32-31-2-2. Failure to Record Lease; Effect - Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to any...
Chapter 2.9. Application of Residential Landlord-Tenant Statutes
32-31-2.9-1. Application of Definitions - Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 32-31-3 apply throughout this...
32-31-2.9-2. "Residential Landlord-Tenant Statute" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "residential landlord-tenant statute"...
32-31-2.9-3. Applicability of Residential Landlord-Tenant Statutes - Sec. 3. The residential landlord-tenant statutes apply to rental agreements...
32-31-2.9-4. Inapplicability of Residential Landlord-Tenant Statutes - Sec. 4. The residential landlord-tenant statutes do not apply to...
32-31-2.9-5. Application of Other Statutes - Sec. 5. This chapter does not limit the application of...
Chapter 3. Security Deposits
32-31-3-1. Repealed - [Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-5-1.] As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16. Repealed...
32-31-3-1.1. Validity of Certain Rental Agreements - Sec. 1.1. Rental agreements entered into before July 1, 1989,...
32-31-3-2. "Cooperative Housing Association" Defined - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "cooperative housing association"...
32-31-3-3. "Landlord" Defined - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "landlord" means: (1)...
32-31-3-4. "Owner" Defined - Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "owner" means...
32-31-3-5. "Person" Defined - Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "person" means an...
32-31-3-6. "Rent" Defined - Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "rent" includes all...
32-31-3-7. "Rental Agreement" Defined - Sec. 7. (a) As used in this chapter, "rental agreement"...
32-31-3-8. "Rental Unit" Defined - Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "rental unit" means:...
32-31-3-9. "Security Deposit" Defined - Sec. 9. (a) As used in this chapter, "security deposit"...
32-31-3-10. "Tenant" Defined - Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "tenant" means an...
32-31-3-11. Jurisdiction of Courts - Sec. 11. (a) The following courts have original and concurrent...
32-31-3-12. Return of Deposits; Deductions; Liability - Sec. 12. (a) Upon termination of a rental agreement, a...
32-31-3-13. Use of Deposits - Sec. 13. A security deposit may be used only for...
32-31-3-13.5. Use of Motor Vehicle Liens as Security - Sec. 13.5. A landlord may not require, but may accept,...
32-31-3-14. Notice of Damages; Refund of Remaining Deposits - Sec. 14. Not more than forty-five (45) days after the...
32-31-3-15. Remittance of Full Deposit - Sec. 15. Failure by a landlord to provide notice of...
32-31-3-16. Liability for Withheld Deposits - Sec. 16. A landlord who fails to comply with sections...
32-31-3-17. Waiver of Chapter - Sec. 17. A waiver of this chapter by a landlord...
32-31-3-18. Disclosure of Managers and Agents - Sec. 18. (a) A landlord or a person authorized to...
32-31-3-19. Sale of Property; Liability for Deposits; Exceptions - Sec. 19. (a) Unless otherwise agreed, if a landlord conveys,...
Chapter 4. Moving and Storage of Tenant's Property
32-31-4-1. "Exempt Property" Defined - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "exempt property" means...
32-31-4-1.5. "Storage Facility" Defined - Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "storage facility" means...
32-31-4-2. Liability; Abandoned Property; Court Order Allowing Removal by Landlord - Sec. 2. (a) A landlord has no liability for loss...
32-31-4-3. Delivery to Warehouseman or Storage Facility After Notice to Tenant; Release of Exempt Property - Sec. 3. (a) If a tenant has failed to remove...
32-31-4-4. Lien on Nonexempt Property for Expenses Incurred by Warehouseman or Storage Facility - Sec. 4. (a) A warehouseman or storage facility that receives...
32-31-4-5. Sale of Unclaimed Property - Sec. 5. If a tenant does not claim the tenant's...
Chapter 5. Rental Agreements; Right of Access
32-31-5-1. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies only to a rental...
32-31-5-2. Applicability of Definitions - Sec. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the...
32-31-5-3. "Dwelling Unit" Defined - Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "dwelling unit"...
32-31-5-4. Written Notice Required to Modify Rental Agreement - Sec. 4. Unless otherwise provided by a written rental agreement...
32-31-5-5. Tenant's Personal Property - Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in IC 16-41-27-29, IC...
32-31-5-6. Landlord Prohibited From Interfering With Access, Possession, or Essential Services; Unit Entry by Landlord - Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply if the...
32-31-5-7. Written Acknowledgement by Tenant - Sec. 7. (a) At the time a landlord delivers a...
Chapter 6. Emergency Possessory Orders
32-31-6-1. Applicability of Definitions - Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 32-31-3 and IC 32-31-5...
32-31-6-2. Small Claims Jurisdiction - Sec. 2. The small claims docket of a court has...
32-31-6-3. Eligibility to File Petition - Sec. 3. The following may file a petition for an...
32-31-6-4. Petition Requirements - Sec. 4. A petition for an order under this chapter...
32-31-6-5. Court Review; Emergency Hearing - Sec. 5. If a tenant or a landlord petitions the...
32-31-6-6. Emergency Order - Sec. 6. (a) At the emergency hearing, if the court...
32-31-6-7. Waste - Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "waste" does...
32-31-6-8. Summons; Court Procedure - Sec. 8. (a) If a petition is filed under this...
32-31-6-9. Subsequent Hearing - Sec. 9. If the court sets a subsequent hearing under...
32-31-6-10. Other Claims - Sec. 10. The adjudication of an emergency possessory claim under...
Chapter 7. Tenant Obligations
32-31-7-1. Application - Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this...
32-31-7-2. Applicability of Definitions - Sec. 2. The definitions in IC 32-31-3 apply throughout this...
32-31-7-3. "Rental Premises" Defined - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "rental premises" includes...
32-31-7-4. Effect of Waiver of Statute - Sec. 4. A waiver of the application of this chapter...
32-31-7-5. Tenant Obligations - Sec. 5. A tenant shall do the following: (1) Comply...
32-31-7-6. Condition of Rental Premises Upon Termination of Occupancy - Sec. 6. At the termination of a tenant's occupancy, the...
32-31-7-7. Landlord's Cause of Action to Enforce Tenant Obligations - Sec. 7. (a) A landlord may bring an action in...
Chapter 8. Landlord Obligations Under a Rental Agreement
32-31-8-1. Application - Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this...
32-31-8-2. Applicability of Definitions - Sec. 2. The definitions in IC 32-31-3 apply throughout this...
32-31-8-3. "Rental Premises" Defined - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "rental premises" includes...
32-31-8-4. Effect of Waiver of Statute - Sec. 4. A waiver of the application of this chapter...
32-31-8-5. Landlord Obligations - Sec. 5. A landlord shall do the following: (1) Deliver...
32-31-8-6. Tenant's Cause of Action to Enforce Landlord Obligations - Sec. 6. (a) A tenant may bring an action in...
32-31-8-7. Owner or Landlord Not Prohibited From Refusing to Rent Based on Reasonable Occupancy Standard; Standard for Presumption of Reasonableness - Sec. 7. (a) The residential landlord-tenant statute (as defined in...
Chapter 8.5. Retaliatory Acts by Landlords
32-31-8.5-0.5. Waiver of Chapter Prohibited - Sec. 0.5. A waiver of this chapter by a landlord...
32-31-8.5-1. Applicability of Definitions - Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 32-31-3 apply throughout this...
32-31-8.5-2. "Protected Activity" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "protected activity" means...
32-31-8.5-3. "Rental Premises" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "rental premises" has...
32-31-8.5-4. "Retaliatory Act" - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "retaliatory act" means...
32-31-8.5-5. Retaliatory Acts by Landlord Prohibited; Nonprohibited Acts by Landlord; Conditions Under Which Landlord May Bring Certain Actions - Sec. 5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), and except as...
32-31-8.5-6. Local Units Prohibited From Regulating Retaliatory Acts - Sec. 6. A unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23) may...
Chapter 9. Rights of Tenants Who Are Victims of Certain Crimes
32-31-9-1. Application; Waiver - Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies only to a rental...
32-31-9-2. Applicability of Definitions - Sec. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the...
32-31-9-3. "Applicable Offense" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "applicable offense" refers...
32-31-9-4. "Applicant" - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "applicant" means an...
32-31-9-5. "Dwelling Unit" - Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "dwelling unit" has...
32-31-9-6. "Perpetrator" - Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "perpetrator" means an...
32-31-9-7. "Protected Individual" - Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "protected individual" means...
32-31-9-8. Lease Protections; Prohibition of Retaliation by Landlord - Sec. 8. (a) A landlord may not terminate a lease,...
32-31-9-9. Change of Lock Requirements - Sec. 9. (a) This section applies if a perpetrator who...
32-31-9-10. Change of Lock Requirements if a Court Issues a Protection or Restraining Order - Sec. 10. (a) This section applies if the perpetrator who...
32-31-9-11. Reimbursement for Lock Changes; Key Requirements - Sec. 11. (a) A tenant who provides notice or a...
32-31-9-12. Termination of Rental Agreements by Protected Individuals; Written Notices; Liability - Sec. 12. (a) A protected individual who is a tenant...
32-31-9-13. Rights and Obligations of Other Adult Tenants - Sec. 13. Notwithstanding: (1) the termination of a protected individual's...
32-31-9-14. Liability of a Perpetrator Who Is a Tenant - Sec. 14. A perpetrator who is a tenant and who...
32-31-9-15. Landlord or Agent Liability - Sec. 15. This chapter does not make a landlord or...
Chapter 10. Residential Eviction Actions
32-31-10-1. Applicability - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to an eviction action regardless...
32-31-10-2. Applicability of Definitions; "Eviction Action" - Sec. 2. For purposes of this chapter: (1) the definitions...
32-31-10-3. Resolution Before Final Adjudication; Plaintiff's Duty to File Motion to Dismiss - Sec. 3. The plaintiff in an eviction action shall file...
32-31-10-4. Plaintiff's Failure to Prosecute the Case; Court's Notice to Parties; Plaintiff's Failure to Take Action; Dismissal of Case; Administrative Fee - Sec. 4. (a) If, at any time after the filing...
32-31-10-5. "Residential Eviction Diversion Program"; Voluntary Participation - Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "residential eviction...
32-31-10-6. Distribution of Federal Rental Assistance Funds for Covid-19; Designated Landlord Application Process; Tenant Signature and Certification Required - Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to: (1) the Indiana...
Chapter 11. Disclosure of Residential Eviction Information
32-31-11-1. Applicability - Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to an eviction action...
32-31-11-2. Applicability of Definitions; "Eviction Action" - Sec. 2. For purposes of this chapter: (1) the definitions...
32-31-11-3. Motion by Tenant to Prohibit Disclosure of Records in Eviction Action Upon Dismissal, Judgment in Favor of Tenant, or Overturning of Judgment Against Tenant; Court Order; Timing of Order; Appellate Court Duties; Pending Eviction Actions i... - Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if...
32-31-11-4. Eviction Actions Resolved Before July 1, 2022, or for Which Order of Nondisclosure Not Otherwise Issued; Right of Tenant to Petition Court for Nondisclosure Order; Required Information; Order or Hearing; Burden of Proof - Sec. 4. (a) If: (1) an eviction action: (A) is...
32-31-11-5. Duty of Courts to Track Eviction Actions Subject to Nondisclosure Order; Furnishing of Data to Office of Judicial Administration for Inclusion in Reports - Sec. 5. (a) The clerk of court or other court...