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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 415: Landlord-tenant matters.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 415 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Landlord-tenant matters. Primary sponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 13, 2025): First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Provides that, upon the request of a prospective tenant, a landlord must provide the prospective tenant with a written explanation of the landlord's reasons for denying the tenant's rental application. Requires a landlord to disclose the amount of a rental application fee in a listing advertising a rental unit as available for rent. Provides that a landlord may not charge a tenant a fee, fine, assessment, interest, or any other cost: (1) that is not stated in the rental agreement; or (2) in an amount greater than the amount stated in the rental agreement. Requires a landlord to return any excess amount to a tenant when the amount the tenant pays for a fee is greater than the actual cost to the landlord. Requires a landlord to provide a receipt of the landlord's expense of fees paid by a tenant upon the request of the tenant.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rodney PolPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
  2. Authored by Senator Pol

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source