Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to a political subdivision with a rental registration or inspection program created before July 1, 1984.

     (b) This chapter does not prohibit a political subdivision from establishing and enforcing a registration program for rental units within the political subdivision.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-1-20-5

  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • rental registration or inspection program: means a program authorizing the registration or inspection of only rental housing. See Indiana Code 36-1-20-1.2
  • rental unit community: means one (1) or more parcels of contiguous real property upon which are located one (1) or more structures containing rental units, if:

    Indiana Code 36-1-20-1.5

     (c) A political subdivision may impose on an owner or landlord of a rental unit an annual registration fee of not more than five dollars ($5).

     (d) A registration fee imposed under subsection (c) covers all the rental units in a rental unit community. However, if a rental unit is not part of a rental unit community, a registration fee may be imposed for each separate parcel of real property on which a rental unit is located.

     (e) If the ownership of a rental unit community or the ownership of a parcel of real property on which a rental unit is located changes, a political subdivision may require the new owner of the rental unit community or new owner of the real estate parcel to:

(1) pay an annual registration fee of not more than five dollars ($5); and

(2) provide updated registration information to the political subdivision;

not later than thirty (30) days after the change of ownership.

As added by P.L.193-2014, SEC.8.

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