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2018 Indiana Code
TITLE 32. Property
ARTICLE 31. LANDLORD-TENANT RELATIONS
CHAPTER 5. Rental Agreements; Right of Access
32-31-5-5. Tenant's personal property
Universal Citation: IN Code § 32-31-5-5 (2018)
IC 32-31-5-5 Tenant's personal property
Sec. 5. (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.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16.
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