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Introduced
01/08/2025
01/08/2025
In Committee
01/08/2025
01/08/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/24/2025
04/24/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Residential landlord-tenant matters. Provides that the court may appoint a receiver upon request by a county, city, or town when the property owner of a multifamily residential property with more than four dwelling units has failed to pay damages, costs, or attorney's fees that have been incurred by the multifamily residential property in a nuisance action brought by the county, city, or town. Allows a city, county, or town to bring a nuisance action against a tenant or other person responsible for a nuisance. Defines "essential services" as certain services needed for the safe and habitable occupation by a tenant of the tenant's rental unit. Defines "essential systems" as certain systems used to deliver essential services to a rental unit. Requires a landlord to provide and maintain a rental premises that is free from the following: (1) Pests, including rodents and invasive insects. (2) Mold. (3) Rot. Sets forth a procedure for a tenant to use to initiate a request for repairs. Requires a landlord to repair or replace an essential system not later than 72 hours after being notified by a tenant that the tenant's rental unit is without essential services under certain circumstances. Provides, for purposes of the statutes regarding the rights of tenants who are victims of certain crimes, that evidence showing a tenant engaged in a protected activity not more than six months before the landlord's alleged retaliatory conduct creates a rebuttable presumption that the purpose of the landlord's conduct was retaliation. Specifies the evidence a landlord may show to rebut the presumption.
AI Summary
This bill addresses several key provisions related to residential landlord-tenant matters. It expands the circumstances under which a court can appoint a receiver by allowing a county, city, or town to request a receiver for a multifamily residential property with more than four units if the property owner fails to pay damages, costs, or attorney's fees from a nuisance action. The bill defines "essential services" as critical utilities and secure doors and windows needed for safe habitation, and "essential systems" as the mechanisms delivering these services. It requires landlords to provide and maintain rental premises free from pests, mold, and rot, and establishes a formal procedure for tenants to request repairs. Landlords must now acknowledge repair requests within 24 hours and repair essential systems within 72 hours, with some exceptions for emergencies or good faith repair attempts. Additionally, the bill modifies provisions regarding tenant protections, creating a rebuttable presumption of retaliation if a landlord takes adverse action against a tenant within six months of a protected activity, and specifying the evidence a landlord can use to contest such a presumption. The legislation aims to strengthen tenant rights, improve rental property maintenance standards, and provide clearer guidelines for landlord-tenant interactions.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (on 01/08/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/214/details |
| BillText | https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0214/SB0214.01.INTR.pdf |
| Fiscal Note #1: Introduced | https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0214/fiscal-notes/SB0214.01.INTR.FN001.pdf |
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