Indiana Rental Rights
When you rent a property, you enter into a contract. Because it is a contract, there are obligations put on all the people involved. Renters in Indiana have rights to certain services based upon that agreement.
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History
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Indiana legislators passed the first law regarding the tenant-landlord relationship in 1881. Throughout the next century they made very few changes to the existing legislation. In 2002, they added new amendments which included detailed legal obligations for both the renter and the landlord.
Landlords
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Landlords in Indiana must provide properties which are sanitary, accessible and safe. They must also ensure that utilities and sanitation are up to code and functioning. This includes basic qualities in plumbing, running water, electricity and sewage.
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Significance
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If a landlord does not comply with these essential rights, the renter can bring this noncompliance to the attention of court authorities. Often, the renter must establish he has already notified his landlord in written form and that they still have not acted upon the complaint. Indiana law requires that the landlord has a "reasonable amount of time" to fix the problem before a suit is filed.
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References
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