The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 157 authored by Sen. Gaskill and Sen. Baldwin on protection of property rights. The bill: The bill was amended by consent to provide civil immunity to a law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer acting within the scope of the agency’s or officer’s duties and specifies that an invitee is not a squatter. The Pacific Legal Fou … [Read more...] about Protection of property rights
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Eviction issues
At a previous meeting, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 142 on eviction issues, authored by Sen. Liz Brown. The bill: Testimony in support of the bill was provided by the Notre Dame Eviction Law Clinic, Indiana Legal Services, Indiana United Ways, AARP Indiana, Prosperity Indiana, Indiana Land and Title Association, and the Indiana State Bar Association Probate, Trust, … [Read more...] about Eviction issues
Residential eviction actions
H.E.A. 1214, P.L.164 Effective: July 1, 2022, except for §§1-2 effective March 18, 2022 §2 - Requires the plaintiff in a residential eviction action to file a motion to dismiss the action if the case is resolved between the parties at any time before final adjudication unless the plaintiff is seeking damages.§2 - Provides that if, at any time after an eviction action is filed, … [Read more...] about Residential eviction actions
Residential eviction actions
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1214 concerning residential eviction actions sponsored by Sen. Koch. Author Rep. Manning presented the bill last week, which provides for limitations on eviction information reporting, sealing of eviction cases in certain circumstances, addressing case inactivity after 180 days, and outlines data reporting requirements for Office of Judicial … [Read more...] about Residential eviction actions
Residential eviction actions
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1214 on residential eviction actions authored by Rep. Manning. The bill, as amended by the committee, adds: a new chapter governing eviction action information providers’ disclosure of eviction action information and establishes that a violation of this chapter is a deceptive act actionably under Ind. Code § 24-5-0.5-4;a new chapter on … [Read more...] about Residential eviction actions