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Indiana Code Title 32. Property § 32-31-6-7.1

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 7.1. (a) At the emergency hearing, if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that:

(1) the tenant or the tenant's guest has committed a crime that affects the health and safety of another tenant, the landlord, or an agent of the landlord and that the other tenant, the landlord, or an agent of the landlord has suffered or will suffer immediate and serious:

(A) injury;

(B) loss;  or

(C) damage;  or

(2) the tenant provided materially false information to the landlord with the intent to induce the landlord into leasing or giving possession of the rental unit to the tenant;

the court shall issue an order under subsection (b).

(b) If the court makes a finding under subsection (a), the court shall order the tenant to return possession of the dwelling unit to the landlord not later than seven (7) days from the date of the emergency hearing.

(c) The court may issue other orders that the court considers just under the circumstances, including setting a subsequent hearing at the request of a party to adjudicate related claims between the parties.

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