S.E.A. 142, P.L. 128-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Allows a court to order, upon its own motion, that certain eviction records may not be disclosed. Allows a tenant, in certain circumstances, to file a motion requesting that records related to an eviction action not be disclosed. Allows the court to issue an order without a hearing in certain circumstances. Specifies that a … [Read more...] about Eviction issues
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Protection of property rights
S.E.A. 157, P.L. 191-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/157 … [Read more...] about Protection of property rights
Property matters
H.E.A. 1079, P.L. 154-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Provides that if a tenant does not claim the tenant's property within 45 days after receiving a certain notice, a warehouseman or storage facility may sell the tenant's property (current law requires a warehouseman or storage facility to wait 90 days). Read the bill at: … [Read more...] about Property matters
Emergency possessory orders
H.E.A. 1115, P.L. 157-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Provides that under certain circumstances a landlord may file a petition for an emergency possessory order. Requires a court to order a tenant to return possession of a dwelling unit to the landlord if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that: (1) a tenant or the tenant's guest has committed a crime that affects … [Read more...] about Emergency possessory orders
Eviction issues
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 142 on eviction issues sponsored by Rep. Zimmerman and authored by Sen. Brown. The bill requires the court to mandate an expungement for qualifying eviction cases and allows the court to issue the order without a hearing. Additionally, it grants the court the authority to expunge an eviction case if a money judgment has been entered against the … [Read more...] about Eviction issues