Indiana Code 33-34-3-3. Possessory actions
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-34-3-3
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Sec. 3. The court has original and concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit and superior courts in possessory actions between landlord and tenant in which the past due rent at the time of filing does not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The court also has original and concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit and superior courts in actions for the possession of property where the value of the property sought to be recovered does not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). These jurisdictional limitations are not affected by interest and attorney‘s fees.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-11.6-4-3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.170-2015, SEC.8; P.L.125-2021, SEC.5.