2011 Indiana Code
TITLE 36. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 20. REGULATION OF RESIDENTIAL LEASES

IC 36-1-20
Chapter 20. Regulation of Residential Leases

IC 36-1-20-1
Applicable definitions
Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 32-31-3 apply throughout this chapter.
As added by P.L.212-2011, SEC.1.

IC 36-1-20-2
Assessment of tenants for inspection, registration, or other fees; exceptions
Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the owner of a rental unit assessed any inspection, registration, or other fee by a political subdivision pertaining to the rental unit may:
(1) notify the tenants of the rental unit of the assessment of the fee; and
(2) require the tenants of the rental unit to reimburse the owner for the payment of the fee.
(b) Tenants of a rental unit may not be required to reimburse the owner of a rental unit for fees assessed by a political subdivision relating to the construction of the rental unit, such as building permit fees.
As added by P.L.212-2011, SEC.1.

IC 36-1-20-3
Deposit of fees in dedicated fund; budgeting of money in fund; nonreversion
Sec. 3. Any inspection, registration, or other fee assessed under section 2 of this chapter and collected by a political subdivision must be maintained in a special fund dedicated solely to reimbursing the costs reasonably related to services actually performed by the political subdivision that justified the imposition and amount of the fee. Each fund shall be maintained as a separate line item in the political subdivision's budget. Money in the fund may not at any time revert to the general fund or any other fund of the political subdivision.
As added by P.L.212-2011, SEC.1.

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