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IC 36-1-20-1
Applicable definitions
Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 32-31-3 apply throughout this
chapter.
As added by P.L.212-2011, SEC.1.
IC 36-1-20-2
Assessment of tenants for inspection, registration, or other fees;
exceptions
Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the owner of a
rental unit assessed any inspection, registration, or other fee by a
political subdivision pertaining to the rental unit may:
(1) notify the tenants of the rental unit of the assessment of the
fee; and
(2) require the tenants of the rental unit to reimburse the owner
for the payment of the fee.
(b) Tenants of a rental unit may not be required to reimburse the
owner of a rental unit for fees assessed by a political subdivision
relating to the construction of the rental unit, such as building permit
fees.
As added by P.L.212-2011, SEC.1.
IC 36-1-20-3
Deposit of fees in dedicated fund; budgeting of money in fund;
nonreversion
Sec. 3. Any inspection, registration, or other fee assessed under
section 2 of this chapter and collected by a political subdivision must
be maintained in a special fund dedicated solely to reimbursing the
costs reasonably related to services actually performed by the
political subdivision that justified the imposition and amount of the
fee. Each fund shall be maintained as a separate line item in the
political subdivision's budget. Money in the fund may not at any
time revert to the general fund or any other fund of the political
subdivision.
As added by P.L.212-2011, SEC.1.