Indiana Residential Lease Agreement

Read the Indiana clauses

The wording below is what prints in the PDF for Indiana, word for word, under the headings Security deposit, Entry, Ending the lease and default, and Disclosures.

Indiana lease questions

How much can a landlord charge for a security deposit in Indiana?

Indiana statute sets no cap on the deposit, so the amount is whatever the lease says. What Ind. Code 32-31-3-12 does fix is how and when the deposit comes back.

When does the security deposit come back in Indiana?

Within 45 days after the rental agreement ends and the Tenant delivers possession, the Landlord returns the deposit less deductions for unpaid rent, damage caused by the Tenant's violation of the lease or the law, and unpaid utility or sewer charges owed under the lease, each itemized with the amount due in a written notice, and the Landlord's duty to account does not begin until the Tenant supplies a mailing address in writing.

How much notice ends a month-to-month tenancy in Indiana?

Either party ends a month-to-month tenancy with at least one month's written notice.

How much notice does a Indiana landlord give before entering?

The Landlord gives reasonable written or oral notice before entering, enters at a reasonable time, and needs no notice in an emergency that threatens the safety of the occupants.

What does a Indiana landlord have to disclose with the lease?

Beyond the federal lead paint disclosure for a building built before 1978, the Indiana checklist has four items: name and address of an Indiana resident authorized to manage the Premises and of an Indiana resident authorized to accept service of process, notices and demands for the owner, in writing at or before the start of the rental agreement; the Tenant's written acknowledgment at move-in that the Premises has a functional smoke detector; and a statement in the rental agreement that the Premises is in a flood plain when its lowest floor, including a basement, is at or below the 100-year flood elevation. The other one are on the checklist in the document. Each one names its statute and the landlord initials it in the document.

Which Indiana statutes does this lease cite?

Ind. Code 32-31-3-12, Ind. Code 32-31-1-1, Ind. Code 32-31-5-6 and Ind. Code 32-31-3-18, read on October 23, 2026. They print in the document footer so a reader can check each clause against the statute in a minute.

Should a lawyer look at this Indiana lease before I use it?

It is a general form, not legal advice, and it does not claim to comply with any law. The clauses state what the Indiana statute requires and name the statute. A lawyer who works with Indiana landlords can tell you whether the form fits your property, your city and the terms you want to add, which is worth the hour before signing a lease for a large rent or a long term.