Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies only to a rental agreement entered into or renewed after June 30, 1999. (b) This chapter applies to a landlord or tenant only if the rental agreement was entered into or renewed after June 30, 1999. (c) A waiver of this chapter by a landlord or tenant, including a […]
Sec. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the definitions in IC 32-31-3 apply throughout this chapter. [Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-8-3.] As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16.
Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, “dwelling unit” means a structure or part of a structure that is used as a home, residence, or sleeping unit. (b) The term includes the following: (1) An apartment unit. (2) A boarding house unit. (3) A rooming house unit. (4) A manufactured home (as defined in […]
Sec. 4. Unless otherwise provided by a written rental agreement between a landlord and tenant, a landlord shall give the tenant at least thirty (30) days written notice before modifying the rental agreement. [Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-8-5.] As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16.
Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in IC 16-41-27-29, IC 32-31-3, or IC 32-31-4, a landlord may not: (1) take possession of; (2) remove from a tenant’s dwelling unit; (3) deny a tenant access to; or (4) dispose of; a tenant’s personal property in order to enforce an obligation of the tenant to the landlord […]
Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply if the dwelling unit has been abandoned. (b) For purposes of this section, a dwelling unit is considered abandoned if: (1) the tenants have failed to: (A) pay; or (B) offer to pay; rent due under the rental agreement; and (2) the circumstances are such that a […]
Sec. 7. (a) At the time a landlord delivers a rental unit to a tenant, the landlord shall require the tenant to acknowledge in writing that the rental unit is equipped with a functional smoke detector. (b) A landlord and a tenant may not waive, in a rental agreement or a separate writing, the requirements […]
