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2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations › Chapter 6. Emergency Possessory Orders › 32-31-6-7. Waste

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "waste" does not include failure to pay rent.
(b) At the emergency hearing, if the court finds:
(1) probable cause to believe that the tenant has committed or threatens to commit waste to the rental unit; and
(2) that the landlord has suffered or will suffer immediate and serious:
(A) injury;
(B) loss; or
(C) damage;
the court shall issue an order under subsection (c).
(c) If the court makes a finding under subsection (b), the court shall order the tenant to do either or both of the following:
(1) Return possession of the dwelling unit to the landlord.
(2) Refrain from committing waste to the dwelling unit.
(d) The court may make other orders that the court considers just under the circumstances, including setting a subsequent hearing at the request of a party to adjudicate related claims between the parties.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-9-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations › Chapter 6. Emergency Possessory Orders › 32-31-6-8. Summons; Court Procedure

Sec. 8. (a) If a petition is filed under this chapter, the clerk shall issue to the respondent a summons to appear at a hearing. The summons must:
(1) give notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing; and
(2) inform the respondent that the respondent must appear before the court to answer the petition.
(b) The clerk shall serve the respondent with the summons to appear in accordance with Rule 4.1 of the Rules of Trial Procedure.
(c) The court shall not grant a continuance of the emergency hearing except upon clear and convincing evidence that manifest injustice would result if a continuance were not granted.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-9-8.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations › Chapter 6. Emergency Possessory Orders › 32-31-6-9. Subsequent Hearing

Sec. 9. If the court sets a subsequent hearing under section 6(c) or 7(d) of this chapter, the court may do the following at the subsequent hearing:
(1) Determine damages.
(2) Order return of a tenant's withheld property.
(3) Make other orders the court considers just under the circumstances.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-9-9.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations › Chapter 6. Emergency Possessory Orders › 32-31-6-10. Other Claims

Sec. 10. The adjudication of an emergency possessory claim under section 6(b) or 7(c) of this chapter does not bar a subsequent claim a party may have against the other party arising out of the landlord and tenant relationship unless that claim has been adjudicated under section 9 of this chapter.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-9-10.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations › Chapter 9. Rights of Tenants Who Are Victims of Certain Crimes › 32-31-9-11. Reimbursement for Lock Changes; Key Requirements

Sec. 11. (a) A tenant who provides notice or a copy of a court order under section 9 or 10 of this chapter shall reimburse the landlord for the actual expense incurred by the landlord in changing the locks.
(b) If a landlord fails to change the locks within the time set forth in section 9(b) or 10(b) of this chapter, the tenant may change the locks without the landlord's permission, and the landlord shall reimburse the tenant for the actual expense incurred by the tenant in changing the locks.
(c) If a tenant changes the locks of the tenant's dwelling unit under subsection (b), the tenant shall give a key to the new locks to the landlord not later than twenty-four (24) hours after the locks are changed.
As added by P.L.22-2007, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations › Chapter 9. Rights of Tenants Who Are Victims of Certain Crimes › 32-31-9-12. Termination of Rental Agreements by Protected Individuals; Written Notices; Liability

Sec. 12. (a) A protected individual who is a tenant may terminate the protected individual's rights and obligations under a rental agreement by providing the landlord with a written notice of termination in compliance with this section.
(b) A protected individual must give written notice of termination under this section to the landlord at least thirty (30) days before the termination date stated in the notice.
(c) The written notice required by this section must include:
(1) a copy of:
(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 protected individual; or
(B) a criminal no contact order that restrains a perpetrator from contact with the protected individual; and
(2) if the protected individual is a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault, a copy of a safety plan, which must satisfy the following:
(A) The plan must be dated not more than thirty (30) days before the date on which the protected individual provides the written notice to the landlord under this section.
(B) The plan must be provided by an accredited domestic violence or sexual assault program.
(C) The plan must recommend relocation of the protected individual.
(d) If a protected individual's rights and obligations under a rental agreement are terminated under this section, the protected individual is liable for the rent and other expenses due under the rental agreement:
(1) prorated to the effective date of the termination; and
(2) payable at the time when payment of rent would have been required under the rental agreement.
A protected individual whose rights and obligations under a rental agreement are terminated under this section is not liable for any other rent or fees that would be due only because of the early termination of the protected individual's rights and obligations under the rental agreement. If a protected individual terminates the rental agreement at least fourteen (14) days before the protected individual would first have the right to occupy the dwelling unit under the lease, the individual is not subject to any damages or penalties.
(e) Notwithstanding section 13 of this chapter, a protected individual is entitled to deposits, returns, and other refunds as if the tenancy terminated by expiring under the terms of the rental agreement.
As added by P.L.22-2007, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations › Chapter 9. Rights of Tenants Who Are Victims of Certain Crimes › 32-31-9-13. Rights and Obligations of Other Adult Tenants

Sec. 13. Notwithstanding:
(1) the termination of a protected individual's rights and obligations under a rental agreement under this chapter; or
(2) the exclusion of a perpetrator of an applicable offense from a dwelling unit under this chapter;
the rights and obligations of other adult tenants of the dwelling unit under the rental agreement continue unaffected. A landlord is not obligated to return or account for any security deposit associated with the rental agreement until forty-five (45) days after the tenancy of all tenants has terminated.
As added by P.L.22-2007, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations › Chapter 9. Rights of Tenants Who Are Victims of Certain Crimes › 32-31-9-14. Liability of a Perpetrator Who Is a Tenant

Sec. 14. A perpetrator who is a tenant and who is excluded from a dwelling unit under a court order remains liable under the lease with other tenants of the dwelling unit for rent and for the cost of damages to the dwelling unit.
As added by P.L.22-2007, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations › Chapter 9. Rights of Tenants Who Are Victims of Certain Crimes › 32-31-9-15. Landlord or Agent Liability

Sec. 15. This chapter does not make a landlord or the agent of a landlord liable for the actions of a perpetrator or a third party.
As added by P.L.22-2007, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations › Chapter 10. Residential Eviction Actions › 32-31-10-2. Applicability of Definitions; "Eviction Action"

Sec. 2. For purposes of this chapter:
(1) the definitions in IC 32-31-3 apply; and
(2) "eviction action" means:
(A) an action for possession of the rental premises (as defined in IC 32-31-7-3), including a petition for an emergency possessory order under IC 32-31-6; or
(B) an action to evict the tenant from the rental premises (as defined in IC 32-31-7-3);
as authorized by the rental agreement or by any applicable law.
As added by P.L.164-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations › Chapter 10. Residential Eviction Actions › 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 a motion to dismiss the action if the case is resolved between the parties at any time before final adjudication of the action, unless the plaintiff is seeking damages, including the retention of the tenant's security deposit.
As added by P.L.164-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations › Chapter 10. Residential Eviction Actions › 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 of an eviction action, no action has been taken by the plaintiff to further prosecute the case for a period of at least one hundred eighty (180) days, the court shall send to the parties written notice:
(1) informing the parties of the date of the most recent action taken by the plaintiff in the case; and
(2) directing the plaintiff to take action to either:
(A) further prosecute the case; or
(B) dismiss the case;
not later than ten (10) business days after the date of the notice.
(b) If the plaintiff fails to take an action described in subsection (a)(2) within the time prescribed by subsection (a)(2):
(1) the defendant in the eviction action may petition the court to dismiss the case; or
(2) the court on the court's own motion may dismiss the case.
If the court dismisses the case under this subsection on or after July 1, 2022, the court shall, in conjunction with its order of dismissal, issue an order in accordance with IC 32-31-11, without further motion of the defendant, to prohibit the disclosure of any records in the eviction action.
(c) The court may assess an administrative fee of ten dollars ($10), payable by the plaintiff, for any order of dismissal entered under subsection (b).
As added by P.L.164-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations › Chapter 10. Residential Eviction Actions › 32-31-10-5. "Residential Eviction Diversion Program"; Voluntary Participation

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "residential eviction diversion program" refers to any:
(1) preeviction diversion program;
(2) landlord-tenant settlement conference; or
(3) similar program affecting residential evictions or the possession of residential rental property;
that is offered or operated in Indiana on a statewide or local basis, regardless of when the program is first offered or operated in Indiana.
(b) A residential eviction diversion program may not be offered or operated unless participation in the program is voluntary for all parties.
(c) A person that offers or operates a residential eviction diversion program in violation of subsection (b) shall immediately cease to offer the program to new participants.
As added by P.L.164-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations › Chapter 10. Residential Eviction Actions › 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 housing and community development authority in its role in distributing rental assistance funds made available by the federal government in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic; and
(2) any political subdivision that distributes rental assistance funds made available by the federal government in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
(b) Not later than August 31, 2022:
(1) the Indiana housing and community development authority; and
(2) any political subdivision to which this section applies;
shall create a designated landlord application in addition to the tenant application process.
(c) A designated landlord application process created under subsection (b) must require that any application by a landlord for rental assistance funds made available by the federal government in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic must be signed and certified by the tenant.
As added by P.L.164-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations › Chapter 11. Disclosure of Residential Eviction Information › 32-31-11-1. Applicability

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to an eviction action that results in an outcome described in section 3(a)(1) through 3(a)(3) of this chapter regardless of when the eviction action is originally filed.
(b) This chapter does not apply to a hearing for damages in an eviction action in which a judgment has been awarded.
As added by P.L.164-2022, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations › Chapter 11. Disclosure of Residential Eviction Information › 32-31-11-2. Applicability of Definitions; "Eviction Action"

Sec. 2. For purposes of this chapter:
(1) the definitions in IC 32-31-3 apply; and
(2) "eviction action" means:
(A) an action for possession of the rental premises (as defined in IC 32-31-7-3), including a petition for an emergency possessory order under IC 32-31-6; or
(B) an action to evict the tenant from the rental premises (as defined in IC 32-31-7-3);
as authorized by the rental agreement or by any applicable law.
As added by P.L.164-2022, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations › Chapter 11. Disclosure of Residential Eviction Information › 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 filed before July 1, 2022; and
(B) results in an outcome described in section 3(a)(1) through 3(a)(3) of this chapter before July 1, 2022;
and the court in the action has not otherwise filed an order described in section 3 of this chapter; or
(2) the court has not otherwise issued an order under section 3 of this chapter in an eviction action that results, on or after July 1, 2022, in an outcome described in section 3(a)(1) through 3(a)(3) of this chapter;
the tenant in the action may petition the court in which the eviction action was filed to issue an order prohibiting the disclosure of any records in the action, including the petition by the landlord for possession of the rental unit, in accordance with section 3 of this chapter.
(b) A petition under subsection (a) must be verified by the petitioner and filed with court, and must include the following information:
(1) The petitioner's full name.
(2) The petitioner's date of birth.
(3) The petitioner's current address.
(4) The case number or cause number of the eviction action.
(5) A description of why the petitioner is entitled to relief under this section, along with any supporting documentation or evidence.
(6) A sworn statement that a monetary judgment is not outstanding to the landlord in the eviction action with respect to which the petitioner seeks relief under this section.
(c) The court may do any of the following, with respect to a petition filed under subsection (a):
(1) Issue an order prohibiting the disclosure of any records in the action, in accordance with section 3 of this chapter, without a hearing, if the court determines that the petition contains sufficient information under subsection (b).
(2) Set the matter for a hearing if:
(A) the court determines that the petition does not contain sufficient information under subsection (b); or
(B) one (1) or more questions arise from the petition.
In a hearing under this subdivision, the petitioner bears the burden of proof with respect to whether the court should issue an order prohibiting the disclosure of any records in the eviction action in accordance with section 3 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.164-2022, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 31. Landlord-Tenant Relations › Chapter 11. Disclosure of Residential Eviction Information › 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 administrator shall:
(1) track all eviction actions with respect to which an order under section 3 or 4 of this chapter is issued by the court; and
(2) furnish the data compiled under subdivision (1) in the statistical data provided to the office of judicial administration under IC 33-24-6-3(a)(2), at the time and in the form prescribed by the office.
(b) The office of judicial administration shall include the data provided by courts under subsection (a)(2) in the office's reports under IC 33-24-6-3(a)(3).
As added by P.L.164-2022, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 1. Application › 32-32-1-1. Application

Sec. 1. This article does not apply to the following:
(1) The sale of not more than twelve (12) time shares or camping club memberships in a time share project or camping site project, unless the developer offers to sell time shares or camping club memberships in other projects in the same subdivision and the total number of the shares offered for sale exceeds twenty-six (26) in a period of twelve (12) months.
(2) The sale or transfer of a time share or camping club membership by an owner who is not the developer, unless the time share or camping club membership is sold in the ordinary course of business of that owner.
(3) Any transfer of a time share or camping club membership by deed instead of foreclosure or as a result of foreclosure of the time share or camping club membership.
(4) A gratuitous transfer of a time share or camping site.
(5) A transfer of a time share or camping club membership by devise or descent or a transfer to an inter vivos trust, unless the method of disposition is adopted for the purpose of evading this chapter.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-21.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-2. "Camping Club" Defined

Sec. 2. "Camping club" means any enterprise, other than one that is tax exempt under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code, that has as its primary purpose camping or outdoor recreation that involves or will involve camping sites.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-3. "Camping Club Member" Defined

Sec. 3. "Camping club member" means any person, other than the developer or lender, who purchases a camping club membership.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-4. "Camping Club Membership" Defined

Sec. 4. (a) "Camping club membership" means an agreement evidencing a purchaser's title to, interest in, or right or license to use for more than thirty (30) days the camping or outdoor recreation facilities of a camping club.
(b) The term does not include an agreement of a camping or outdoor recreation facility that expires within three hundred sixty-five (365) days after the execution date of the agreement.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-5. "Camping Site" Defined

Sec. 5. "Camping site" means a space that:
(1) is designed and promoted for the purpose of locating a trailer, tent, tent trailer, pickup camper, or other similar device used for land based portable housing; and
(2) is the subject of a camping club membership.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-6. "Developer" Defined

Sec. 6. "Developer" means any person who engages in the business of creating or selling its own time shares or camping club memberships.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-7. "Director" Defined

Sec. 7. "Director" refers to the director of the division appointed under IC 4-6-9-2.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-8. "Division" Defined

Sec. 8. "Division" refers to the consumer protection division of the office of the attorney general created by IC 4-6-9-1.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-9. "Exchange Company" Defined

Sec. 9. "Exchange company" means any person owning or operating an exchange program.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-8.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-10. "Exchange Program" Defined

Sec. 10. (a) "Exchange program" means any arrangement allowing owners to exchange occupancy rights with persons owning other time shares or camping club memberships.
(b) The term does not include an arrangement in which all of the occupancy rights that may be exchanged are in the same time share property or camping site.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-9.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-11. "Offer" Defined

Sec. 11. "Offer" means any advertised inducement, solicitation, or attempt to encourage any person to acquire a time share or camping club membership other than as security for an obligation.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-10.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-12. "Participant" Defined

Sec. 12. "Participant" means any person who, by means of a verbal or written purchase, exchange, or leasing agreement, acquires a right to occupy a time share unit from a developer, purchaser, exchange company, rental or management company, or any other person or organization.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-19 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-13. "Person" Defined

Sec. 13. "Person" means a natural person, a corporation, a government, a governmental subdivision or agency, a business trust, an estate, a trust, a partnership, an association, a joint venture, or another legal or commercial entity.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-11.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-14. "Project" Defined

Sec. 14. "Project" means the real property, which must contain more than one (1) unit, in which time shares or camping sites are created by a single instrument or set of instruments.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-12.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-15. "Project Manager" Defined

Sec. 15. "Project manager" means any person:
(1) who coordinates the sale of time shares or camping club memberships; and
(2) to whom sales agents and representatives are responsible.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-13.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-16. "Purchaser" Defined

Sec. 16. "Purchaser" means any person, other than the developer or lender, who purchases a time share or camping club membership.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-14.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-17. "Representative" Defined

Sec. 17. (a) "Representative" means a person who is not a seller and who, on behalf of a developer, induces other persons to attend a sales presentation.
(b) The term does not include a person who only performs clerical tasks, arranges appointments set up by others, or prepares or distributes promotional materials.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-15.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 32. Time Shares and Camping Clubs › Chapter 2. Definitions › 32-32-2-18. "Seller" Defined

Sec. 18. "Seller" means a developer or any other person or agent or employee of a developer who offers time shares or camping club memberships to the public.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-9-16.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.17.