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IN Code § 32-31-7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 7. Tenant Obligations|32-31-7-1. Application

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies only to dwelling units that are let for rent under a rental agreement entered into after June 30, 2002.(b) This chapter does not apply to dwelling units that are let for rent with an option to purchase under an agreement entered into before July 1, 2008.As added by P.L.92-2002, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.62-2008, SEC.3.
IN Code § 32-31-7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 7. Tenant Obligations|32-31-7-2. Applicability of Definitions

Sec. 2. The definitions in IC 32-31-3 apply throughout this chapter.As added by P.L.92-2002, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-31-7-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 7. Tenant Obligations|32-31-7-3. "Rental Premises" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "rental premises" includes all of the following:(1) A tenant's rental unit.(2) The structure in which the tenant's rental unit is a part.As added by P.L.92-2002, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-31-7-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 7. Tenant Obligations|32-31-7-4. Effect of Waiver of Statute

Sec. 4. A waiver of the application of this chapter by a landlord or tenant, by contract or otherwise, is void.As added by P.L.92-2002, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-31-7-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 7. Tenant Obligations|32-31-7-5. Tenant Obligations

Sec. 5. A tenant shall do the following:(1) Comply with all obligations imposed primarily on a tenant by applicable provisions of health and housing codes.(2) Keep the areas of the rental premises occupied or used by the tenant reasonably clean.(3) Use the following in a reasonable manner:(A) Electrical systems.(B) Plumbing.(C) Sanitary systems.(D) Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems.(E) Elevators, if provided.(F) Facilities and appliances of the rental premises.(4) Refrain from defacing, damaging, destroying, impairing, or removing any part of the rental premises.(5) Comply with all reasonable rules and regulations in existence at the time a rental agreement is entered into. A tenant shall also comply with amended rules and regulations as provided in the rental agreement.(6) Ensure that each smoke detector installed in the tenant's rental unit remains functional and is not disabled. If the smoke detector is battery operated, the tenant shall replace batteries in the smoke detector as necessary. If the smoke detector is hard wired into the rental unit's electrical system, and the tenant believes that the smoke detector is not functional, the tenant shall provide notice to the landlord under IC 22-11-18-3.5(e)(2).This section may not be construed to limit a landlord's obligations under this chapter or IC 32-31-8.As added by P.L.92-2002, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.17-2008, SEC.5.
IN Code § 32-31-7-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 7. Tenant Obligations|32-31-7-6. Condition of Rental Premises Upon Termination of Occupancy

Sec. 6. At the termination of a tenant's occupancy, the tenant shall deliver the rental premises to the landlord in a clean and proper condition, excepting ordinary wear and tear expected in the normal course of habitation of a dwelling unit.As added by P.L.92-2002, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-31-7-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 7. Tenant Obligations|32-31-7-7. Landlord's Cause of Action to Enforce Tenant Obligations

Sec. 7. (a) A landlord may bring an action in a court with jurisdiction to enforce an obligation of a tenant under this chapter.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a landlord may not bring an action under this chapter unless the following conditions are met:(1) The landlord gives the tenant notice of the tenant's noncompliance with a provision of this chapter.(2) The tenant has been given a reasonable amount of time to remedy the noncompliance.(c) If the noncompliance has caused physical damage that the landlord has repaired, the landlord shall give notice specifying the repairs that the landlord has made and documenting the landlord's cost to remedy the condition described in the notice.(d) A landlord is not required to comply with the notice requirements of this section to bring an action under subsection (a) if the tenant's occupancy of the rental premises has terminated.(e) This section may not be construed to limit a landlord's or tenant's rights under IC 32-31-3, IC 32-31-5, or IC 32-31-6.(f) If the landlord is the prevailing party in an action under this section, the landlord may obtain any of the following, if appropriate under the circumstances:(1) Recovery of the following:(A) Actual damages.(B) Attorney's fees and court costs.(2) Injunctive relief.(3) Any other remedy appropriate under the circumstances.As added by P.L.92-2002, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-31-8-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 8. Landlord Obligations Under a Rental Agreement|32-31-8-1. Application

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies only to dwelling units that are let for rent under a rental agreement entered into after June 30, 2002.(b) This chapter does not apply to dwelling units that are let for rent with an option to purchase under an agreement entered into before July 1, 2008.As added by P.L.92-2002, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.62-2008, SEC.4.
IN Code § 32-31-8-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 8. Landlord Obligations Under a Rental Agreement|32-31-8-2. Applicability of Definitions

Sec. 2. The definitions in IC 32-31-3 apply throughout this chapter.As added by P.L.92-2002, SEC.2.
IN Code § 32-31-8-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 8. Landlord Obligations Under a Rental Agreement|32-31-8-3. "Rental Premises" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "rental premises" includes all of the following:(1) A tenant's rental unit.(2) The structure in which the tenant's rental unit is a part.As added by P.L.92-2002, SEC.2.
IN Code § 32-31-8-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 8. Landlord Obligations Under a Rental Agreement|32-31-8-4. Effect of Waiver of Statute

Sec. 4. A waiver of the application of this chapter by a landlord or tenant, by contract or otherwise, is void.As added by P.L.92-2002, SEC.2.
IN Code § 32-31-8-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 8. Landlord Obligations Under a Rental Agreement|32-31-8-5. Landlord Obligations

Sec. 5. A landlord shall do the following:(1) Deliver the rental premises to a tenant in compliance with the rental agreement, and in a safe, clean, and habitable condition.(2) Comply with all health and housing codes applicable to the rental premises.(3) Make all reasonable efforts to keep common areas of a rental premises in a clean and proper condition.(4) Provide and maintain the following items in a rental premises in good and safe working condition, if provided on the premises at the time the rental agreement is entered into:(A) Electrical systems.(B) Plumbing systems sufficient to accommodate a reasonable supply of hot and cold running water at all times.(C) Sanitary systems.(D) Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems. A heating system must be sufficient to adequately supply heat at all times.(E) Elevators, if provided.(F) Appliances supplied as an inducement to the rental agreement.As added by P.L.92-2002, SEC.2.
IN Code § 32-31-8-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 8. Landlord Obligations Under a Rental Agreement|32-31-8-6. Tenant's Cause of Action to Enforce Landlord Obligations

Sec. 6. (a) A tenant may bring an action in a court with jurisdiction to enforce an obligation of a landlord under this chapter.(b) A tenant may not bring an action under this chapter unless the following conditions are met:(1) The tenant gives the landlord notice of the landlord's noncompliance with a provision of this chapter.(2) The landlord has been given a reasonable amount of time to make repairs or provide a remedy of the condition described in the tenant's notice. The tenant may not prevent the landlord from having access to the rental premises to make repairs or provide a remedy to the condition described in the tenant's notice.(3) The landlord fails or refuses to repair or remedy the condition described in the tenant's notice.(c) This section may not be construed to limit a tenant's rights under IC 32-31-3, IC 32-31-5, or IC 32-31-6.(d) If the tenant is the prevailing party in an action under this section, the tenant may obtain any of the following, if appropriate under the circumstances:(1) Recovery of the following:(A) Actual damages and consequential damages.(B) Attorney's fees and court costs.(2) Injunctive relief.(3) Any other remedy appropriate under the circumstances.(e) A landlord's liability for damages under subsection (d) begins when:(1) the landlord has notice or actual knowledge of noncompliance; and(2) the landlord has:(A) refused to remedy the noncompliance; or(B) failed to remedy the noncompliance within a reasonable amount of time following the notice or actual knowledge;whichever occurs first.As added by P.L.92-2002, SEC.2.
IN Code § 32-31-8-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 8. Landlord Obligations Under a Rental Agreement|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 IC 32-31-2.9-2) does not prohibit an owner or a landlord from refusing to rent a rental unit on the basis of a reasonable occupancy standard.(b) For purposes of this section, an occupancy standard is presumed reasonable if:(1) it permits two (2) individuals per bedroom; and(2) the owner or landlord:(A) does not include infants less than one (1) year of age in the individuals per bedroom count under subdivision (1); and(B) increases the number of individuals per unit by considering whether the configuration of a unit includes a:(i) den;(ii) library;(iii) finished basement; or(iv) loft;that could reasonably be used as a sleeping area, unless doing so would violate applicable state and local codes, including fire codes.(c) An owner or landlord is not required to consider a kitchen, dining room, living room, bathroom, hallway, or closet as a sleeping area.As added by P.L.266-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 32-31-8.5-0.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|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 or tenant, including a former tenant, by contract or otherwise, is void.As added by P.L.215-2021, SEC.2.
IN Code § 32-31-8.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 8.5. Retaliatory Acts by Landlords|32-31-8.5-1. Applicability of Definitions

Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 32-31-3 apply throughout this chapter.As added by P.L.168-2020, SEC.18.
IN Code § 32-31-8.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 8.5. Retaliatory Acts by Landlords|32-31-8.5-2. "Protected Activity"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "protected activity" means any of the following actions taken by a tenant:(1) Complaining to a governmental entity responsible for enforcing an applicable building or housing code about a violation with respect to the rental premises that materially affects health or safety.(2) Complaining to a landlord in writing concerning the landlord's violation of IC 32-31-5-6 or IC 32-31-8-5.(3) Bringing an action against the landlord under IC 32-31-6 or IC 32-31-8.(4) Organizing or becoming a member of a tenant's organization.(5) Testifying in a court proceeding or an administrative hearing against the landlord.As added by P.L.168-2020, SEC.18.
IN Code § 32-31-8.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 8.5. Retaliatory Acts by Landlords|32-31-8.5-3. "Rental Premises"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "rental premises" has the meaning set forth in IC 32-31-7-3.As added by P.L.168-2020, SEC.18.
IN Code § 32-31-8.5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 8.5. Retaliatory Acts by Landlords|32-31-8.5-4. "Retaliatory Act"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "retaliatory act" means any of the following actions taken by a landlord in response to a tenant's engaging in a protected activity:(1) Increasing the amount of the tenant's rent.(2) Decreasing, terminating, or interfering with services provided to the rental premises.(3) Bringing or threatening to bring an action for possession of the rental premises.(4) Bringing or threatening to bring an action to:(A) evict the tenant from the rental premises; or(B) otherwise terminate the tenant's rental agreement before the expiration of the term of the rental agreement.As added by P.L.168-2020, SEC.18.
IN Code § 32-31-8.5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 8.5. Retaliatory Acts by Landlords|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 provided in subsection (c), a landlord may not engage in a retaliatory act in response to a tenant's engaging in one (1) or more protected activities.(b) Subsection (a) does not prohibit a landlord from doing any of the following:(1) Declining to renew a rental agreement at the conclusion of the term of the rental agreement.(2) Increasing a tenant's rent to that which is charged for comparable market rentals, regardless of whether the increase is effective:(A) at the conclusion of the term of the rental agreement; or(B) if provided for in the rental agreement, during the term of the rental agreement.(3) Subject to applicable law, decreasing or terminating one (1) or more services provided to the rental premises, if those services are decreased or terminated to all tenants on an equal basis.(c) A landlord may bring an action described in section 4(3) or 4(4) of this chapter (including as a petition for an emergency possessory order under IC 32-31-6) under the following circumstances, or as otherwise authorized by law:(1) A violation described in section 2(1) of this chapter is caused primarily by the intentional or negligent acts of, or a lack of reasonable care by:(A) the tenant;(B) an authorized occupant of the rental premises; or(C) a guest or invitee of the tenant.(2) The tenant is in default with respect to rent due and has failed to cure the default within the time set forth in:(A) IC 32-31-1-6; or(B) the rental agreement.(3) Compliance with an applicable building or housing code requires alteration, remodeling, or demolition of the rental premises, such that the tenant would be effectively deprived of use of the rental premises.(4) The tenant is in noncompliance with a provision of the rental agreement, and the noncompliance materially affects the health or safety of the tenant or others.(5) The tenant's rental agreement is for a definite term, and the tenant holds over after expiration of the term.(6) The landlord's action for possession of the rental premises is made:(A) in good faith; and(B) before the tenant engages in a protected activity.(7) The landlord seeks in good faith to take possession of the rental premises at the end of the term of the tenant's rental agreement in order to:(A) use the rental premises as the landlord's own abode;(B) alter, remodel, or demolish the rental premises in a manner that requires the complete displacement of the tenant's household; or(C) terminate for a period of at least six (6) months the use of the property as a rental unit.As added by P.L.168-2020, SEC.18.
IN Code § 32-31-8.5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 8.5. Retaliatory Acts by Landlords|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 not adopt or enforce any:(1) ordinance; or(2) regulation;concerning retaliatory acts by landlords. Any ordinance or regulation that violates this subsection is void and unenforceable.As added by P.L.168-2020, SEC.18.
IN Code § 32-31-9-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|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 agreement for a dwelling unit that is entered into or renewed after June 30, 2007.(b) This chapter applies to a landlord or tenant only with respect to a rental agreement for a dwelling unit that is entered into or renewed after June 30, 2007.(c) A waiver of this chapter by a landlord or current or former tenant, by contract or otherwise, is void.As added by P.L.22-2007, SEC.2.
IN Code § 32-31-9-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 9. Rights of Tenants Who Are Victims of Certain Crimes|32-31-9-2. Applicability of Definitions

Sec. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the definitions in IC 32-31-3 apply throughout this chapter.As added by P.L.22-2007, SEC.2.
IN Code § 32-31-9-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 9. Rights of Tenants Who Are Victims of Certain Crimes|32-31-9-3. "Applicable Offense"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "applicable offense" refers to any of the following:(1) A crime involving domestic or family violence (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-76).(2) A sex offense under IC 35-42-4.(3) Stalking under IC 35-45-10.As added by P.L.22-2007, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.114-2012, SEC.56.
IN Code § 32-31-9-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 9. Rights of Tenants Who Are Victims of Certain Crimes|32-31-9-4. "Applicant"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "applicant" means an individual who applies to a landlord to enter into a lease of a dwelling unit.As added by P.L.22-2007, SEC.2.
IN Code § 32-31-9-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 9. Rights of Tenants Who Are Victims of Certain Crimes|32-31-9-5. "Dwelling Unit"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "dwelling unit" has the meaning set forth in IC 32-31-5-3.As added by P.L.22-2007, SEC.2.
IN Code § 32-31-9-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 9. Rights of Tenants Who Are Victims of Certain Crimes|32-31-9-6. "Perpetrator"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "perpetrator" means an individual who:(1) has been convicted of; or(2) for purposes of a civil protection order, has been determined to have committed;an applicable offense.As added by P.L.22-2007, SEC.2.
IN Code § 32-31-9-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 9. Rights of Tenants Who Are Victims of Certain Crimes|32-31-9-7. "Protected Individual"

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "protected individual" means a tenant or applicant:(1) who is:(A) a victim; or(B) an alleged victim;of an applicable offense; and(2) who has received either of the following:(A) A civil order for protection issued or recognized by a court under IC 34-26-5 that restrains a perpetrator from contact with the individual.(B) A criminal no contact order that restrains a perpetrator from contact with the individual.As added by P.L.22-2007, SEC.2.
IN Code § 32-31-9-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 9. Rights of Tenants Who Are Victims of Certain Crimes|32-31-9-8. Lease Protections; Prohibition of Retaliation by Landlord

Sec. 8. (a) A landlord may not terminate a lease, refuse to renew a lease, refuse to enter into a lease, or retaliate against a tenant solely because:(1) a tenant;(2) an applicant; or(3) an individual who is a member of the tenant's or applicant's household;is a protected individual.(b) A landlord may not refuse to enter into a lease with an applicant or retaliate against a tenant solely because:(1) the tenant;(2) the applicant; or(3) an individual who is a member of the tenant's or applicant's household;has terminated a rental agreement as a protected individual under section 12 of this chapter.As added by P.L.22-2007, SEC.2.
IN Code § 32-31-9-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 9. Rights of Tenants Who Are Victims of Certain Crimes|32-31-9-9. Change of Lock Requirements

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies if a perpetrator who is restrained from contact with the tenant referred to in subsection (b) under an order referred to in section 7(2)(A) or 7(2)(B) of this chapter is not a tenant of the same dwelling unit as the tenant referred to in subsection (b).(b) A landlord shall change the locks of a tenant's dwelling unit upon the written request of the tenant not later than forty-eight (48) hours after the tenant gives the landlord a copy of a court order referred to in section 7(2) of this chapter, and shall give a key to the new locks to the tenant.As added by P.L.22-2007, SEC.2.
IN Code § 32-31-9-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations|Chapter 9. Rights of Tenants Who Are Victims of Certain Crimes|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 is restrained from contact with the tenant referred to in subsection (b) under an order referred to in section 7(2)(A) or 7(2)(B) of this chapter is a tenant of the same dwelling unit as the tenant referred to in subsection (b).(b) A landlord shall change the locks of a tenant's dwelling unit, upon the written request of the tenant, not later than twenty-four (24) hours after the tenant provides the landlord with a copy of a court order referred to in section 7(2) of this chapter restraining the perpetrator referred to in subsection (a) from contact with the tenant, and shall give a key to the new locks to the tenant.(c) Unless the court order provided to the landlord under subsection (b) allows the perpetrator to return to the dwelling unit to retrieve the perpetrator's personal property, a landlord to whom subsection (b) applies may not by any act provide the perpetrator access to the dwelling unit.(d) A landlord to whom subsection (b) applies is immune from civil liability for:(1) excluding the perpetrator from the dwelling unit under a court order; or(2) loss of use of or damage to personal property while the personal property is present in the dwelling unit.(e) A perpetrator who has been excluded from a dwelling unit under this section remains liable under the lease with all other tenants of the dwelling unit for rent or damages to the dwelling unit as provided in the lease.As added by P.L.22-2007, SEC.2.