Indiana § 32-31-5-5 - Tenant's personal property
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 32-31-5-5 — Tenant's personal property, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-31-5-5. Tenant's personal property
Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in IC 16-41-27-29, IC 32-31-3, or IC 32-31-4, a landlord may not:
(1) take possession of;
(2) remove from a tenant's dwelling unit;
(3) deny a tenant access to; or
(4) dispose of;
a tenant's personal property in order to enforce an obligation of the tenant to the landlord under a rental agreement.
(b) The landlord and tenant may agree in a writing separate from the rental agreement that the landlord may hold property voluntarily tendered by the tenant as security in exchange for forbearance from an action to evict.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-8-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 32-31-5-5 ("Tenant's personal property") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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