Indiana Landlord Repair Duties & Habitability Rights (2026)

What a landlord must fix, and your options when they do not

At a glance

• Core duty: I.C. § 32-31-8-5 — 房东义务：交付 safe/clean/habitable 房屋、遵守健康住房法规、common area 清洁、维护水电暖 HVAC 电梯家电。
• Notice before acting: 32-31-8-6：租客须先书面通知违规，并给房东「合理时间」修复；房东不修，租客方可起诉。
• Governing authority: I.C. § 32-31-8-5

Who this covers — and who it does not

This page covers the landlord's duty to maintain a habitable home in Indiana, and what you can do when repairs go unmade.

It does not cover commercial leases, or conditions you caused yourself (which are treated differently).

The landlord's duty

I.C. § 32-31-8-5 — 房东义务：交付 safe/clean/habitable 房屋、遵守健康住房法规、common area 清洁、维护水电暖 HVAC 电梯家电。

32-31-8-5 成文化印第安纳 implied warranty of habitability（Breezewood v. Maltbie 判例先例）。

I.C. § 32-31-8-5 ↗

What the duty covers in practice

Notice and time to cure

32-31-8-6：租客须先书面通知违规，并给房东「合理时间」修复；房东不修，租客方可起诉。

无固定修复天数，以「合理时间」为准。

I.C. § 32-31-8-6 ↗

Your remedies when repairs go unmade

Landlord entry rules

房东进入须合理通知并在合理时间，紧急情况除外。

无明文进入天数，以合理标准为准。

I.C. § 32-31-5-6 (reasonableness) ↗

When the duty does not apply

缺陷系租客或其同意的他人造成的，房东无义务。

I.C. § 32-31-8-5 ↗

Sources and how to verify them

Every figure on this page comes from the official text or a state court opinion, not from a summary. The table below lists each provision used and the date it was last checked.

Statute	Last verified	Source
I.C. § 32-31-8-5	2026-10-16	official text ↗
I.C. § 32-31-8-5(2)-(3)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
I.C. § 32-31-8-5(4)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
I.C. § 32-31-8-6	2026-10-16	official text ↗
I.C. § 32-31-5-6 (reasonableness)	2026-10-16	official text ↗

Where the official text and a secondary summary disagree, this page follows the official text and says so. Where a provision admits of more than one reading, that is flagged rather than smoothed over.

When you need a lawyer instead of a tool

A self-help guide is the right starting point for understanding your position. Get legal help if:

• You have received an eviction notice — the timeline is now court-driven
• The dispute involves discrimination, unsafe conditions or retaliation
• Your landlord has filed anything in court already
• You are unsure whether a local ordinance changes the state rule

Local legal aid organisations and tenant unions offer free help for qualifying cases. They are independent of this site — we list them because they are the right place to go, not because they link here.

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