Indiana Code 22-9-7-14. Enforcement of compliance with rental agreement, payment for cost of repairs caused by emotional support animal, or responsibilities of the owner of emotional support animal not prohibited
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Sec. 14. This chapter does not prohibit a person who offers to rent or otherwise make available a dwelling from requiring an individual with a disability who uses an emotional support animal to:
(2) pay for the cost of repairs that result from any damages to the dwelling that are caused by an emotional support animal in the same manner as a resident who maintains an animal that is not an emotional support animal in the dwelling; or
(1) comply with the terms of the rental agreement and other rules or regulations applicable to the dwelling on the same terms as other residents;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-9-7-14
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- dwelling: means :
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- emotional support animal: means a companion animal that a health service provider has determined provides a benefit for an individual with a disability, which may include improving at least one (1) symptom of the disability. See Indiana Code 22-9-7-6
- individual with a disability: means an individual:
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- to rent: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 22-9-7-7
(3) sign an addendum or other agreement that sets forth the responsibilities of the owner of the emotional support animal.
As added by P.L.162-2018, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.104.