§ 36-1-20-5 — Rental unit registration program; limitations; fees; section not applicable to registration or inspection programs created before July 1, 1984

(a) This section does not apply to a political
subdivision with a rental registration or inspection program created
before July 1, 1984.
(b) This chapter does not prohibit a political subdivision from
establishing and enforcing a registration program for rental units within
the political subdivision.
(c) A political subdivision may impose on an owner or landlord of
a rental unit an annual registration fee of not more than five dollars
($5).
(d) A registration fee imposed under subsection (c) covers all the
rental units in a rental unit community. However, if a rental unit is not
part of a rental unit community, a registration fee may be imposed for
each separate parcel of real property on which a rental unit is located.
(e) If the ownership of a rental unit community or the ownership of
a parcel of real property on which a rental unit is located changes, a
political subdivision may require the new owner of the rental unit
community or new owner of the real estate parcel to:
(1) pay an annual registration fee of not more than five dollars
($5); and
(2) provide updated registration information to the political
subdivision;
not later than thirty (30) days after the change of ownership.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.193-2014, SEC.8.