Indiana § 32-31-9-9 - Change of lock requirements
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 32-31-9-9 — Change of lock requirements, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-31-9-9. Change of lock requirements
Sec. 9. (a) This section applies if a perpetrator who is restrained from contact with the tenant referred to in subsection (b) under an order referred to in section 7(2)(A) or 7(2)(B) of this chapter is not a tenant of the same dwelling unit as the tenant referred to in subsection (b).
(b) A landlord shall change the locks of a tenant's dwelling unit upon the written request of the tenant not later than forty-eight (48) hours after the tenant gives the landlord a copy of a court order referred to in section 7(2) of this chapter, and shall give a key to the new locks to the tenant.
As added by P.L.22-2007, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 32-31-9-9 ("Change of lock requirements") 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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