Indiana House Bill 1148 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-10 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Enforcement of habitability standards. Allows a city, county, or town to bring a nuisance action against a tenant or other person responsible for a nuisance. Requires a landlord to repair or replace an essential item not later than 24 hours after being notified by a tenant that the tenant's rental unit is without certain essential services. Provides that a tenant may bring an enforcement action against a landlord by providing notice of the landlord's noncompliance and allows for certain remedies to a prevailing tenant. Allows a court to order that a tenant's regular rental payments are paid into an attorney trust account or to the clerk of the court during the pendency of an enforcement action brought by the tenant.

Enforcement of habitability standards.

Rep. Sue Errington [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-10	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	House	Authored by Representative Errington

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1148/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1148/#1.INTR