Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0415 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	SENATE BILL No. 415
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 32-31.
7	7	Synopsis: Landlord-tenant matters. Provides that, upon the request of
8	8	a prospective tenant, a landlord must provide the prospective tenant
9	9	with a written explanation of the landlord's reasons for denying the
10	10	tenant's rental application. Requires a landlord to disclose the amount
11	11	of a rental application fee in a listing advertising a rental unit as
12	12	available for rent. Provides that a landlord may not charge a tenant a
13	13	fee, fine, assessment, interest, or any other cost: (1) that is not stated in
14	14	the rental agreement; or (2) in an amount greater than the amount
15	15	stated in the rental agreement. Requires a landlord to return any excess
16	16	amount to a tenant when the amount the tenant pays for a fee is greater
17	17	than the actual cost to the landlord. Requires a landlord to provide a
18	18	receipt of the landlord's expense of fees paid by a tenant upon the
19	19	request of the tenant.
20	20	Effective: July 1, 2025.
21	21	Pol Jr.
22	22	January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
23	23	2025 IN 415—LS 6755/DI 137 Introduced
24	24	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
25	25	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
26	26	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
27	27	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
28	28	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
29	29	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
30	30	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
31	31	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
32	32	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
33	33	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
34	34	SENATE BILL No. 415
35	35	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
36	36	property.
37	37	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
38	38	1 SECTION 1. IC 32-31-1-24 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
39	39	2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
40	40	3 1, 2025]: Sec. 24. (a) If a landlord denies a prospective tenant's
41	41	4 application to rent a rental unit, the prospective tenant may
42	42	5 request a written explanation of the landlord's reasons for the
43	43	6 denial.
44	44	7 (b) A landlord must provide a written explanation requested
45	45	8 under subsection (a) not later than thirty (30) days after the
46	46	9 request is made.
47	47	10 SECTION 2. IC 32-31-12 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
48	48	11 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
49	49	12 JULY 1, 2025]:
50	50	13 Chapter 12. Disclosure of Fees
51	51	14 Sec. 1. This chapter applies to:
52	52	15 (1) a rental unit offered for rent; and
53	53	16 (2) a rental agreement entered into;
54	54	17 after June 30, 2025.
55	55	2025 IN 415—LS 6755/DI 137 2
56	56	1 Sec. 2. The definitions in IC 32-31-3 apply throughout this
57	57	2 chapter.
58	58	3 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "rental application fee" means
59	59	4 an amount of money that is charged or accepted by a landlord
60	60	5 from a prospective tenant in connection with the prospective
61	61	6 tenant's submission of an application to rent a rental unit.
62	62	7 Sec. 4. A landlord must disclose the amount of a rental
63	63	8 application fee in a listing advertising a rental unit as available for
64	64	9 rent.
65	65	10 Sec. 5. (a) A landlord may not charge a tenant a fee, a fine, an
66	66	11 assessment, interest, or any other cost:
67	67	12 (1) that is not stated in the rental agreement; or
68	68	13 (2) in an amount greater than the amount stated in the rental
69	69	14 agreement.
70	70	15 This subsection does not apply to a tenancy at will.
71	71	16 (b) A landlord must explicitly state in a rental agreement which
72	72	17 fees are required for the rental unit and which fees are optional to
73	73	18 the tenant.
74	74	19 Sec. 6. If a fee paid by a tenant is greater than the amount of the
75	75	20 landlord's actual cost associated with the fee, the landlord must
76	76	21 return the excess amount of the fee to the tenant not later than
77	77	22 thirty (30) days after the landlord's payment.
78	78	23 Sec. 7. Upon the request of a tenant, a landlord shall provide the
79	79	24 tenant with an electronic or paper receipt detailing the landlord's
80	80	25 expense of fees paid by the tenant. The landlord must respond to a
81	81	26 request under this section not later than thirty (30) days after the
82	82	27 request is made.
83	83	2025 IN 415—LS 6755/DI 137