Indiana Statutes
§ 32-31-5-5 — Tenant's personal property
Indiana·Title 32 PROPERTY·Art. 31 LANDLORD-TENANT RELATIONS·Ch. 5 Rental Agreements; Right of Access
(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 under a rental agreement.
(b)The landlord and tenant may agree in a writing separate from the
rental agreement that the landlord may hold property voluntarily
tendered by the tenant as security in exchange for forbearance from an
action to evict.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-8-6.]
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Related
Romanowski v. Giordano Management Group, LLC
896 N.E.2d 558 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2008)
Legislative History
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 32-16-1-1
"Prior property law"§ 32-16-1-2
Purpose of recodification§ 32-16-1-3
Statutory construction of recodification§ 32-16-1-4
Effect of recodification§ 32-16-1-5
Recodification of prior property law§ 32-16-1-6
References to repealed statutes§ 32-16-1-7
References to citations§ 32-16-1-8
References to prior rules§ 32-16-1-9
References to prior property law§ 32-17-1-1
"Grantor"§ 32-17-1-2
Fee simple conveyance§ 32-17-1-3
Estates tail; abolition§ 32-17-1-4
Lineal and collateral warranties; abolition§ 32-17-10-1
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