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.
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.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.