Indiana Landlord-Tenant Laws 2026

Rule	Requirement
Security Deposit Cap	No statutory limit
Deposit Return Deadline	45 days
Eviction Notice (Nonpayment)	10 days written notice
Rent Cap	No statewide cap
Entry Notice	Reasonable notice (no specific statute; 24 hours recommended)
Late Fee Cap	No statutory cap
Grace Period	No statutory requirement
Just Cause Eviction	Not required

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16,097 Cedar Lake 16,068 New Haven 15,974 Chesterton 14,657 Beech Grove 14,422 Speedway 14,157 Auburn 13,888 Bedford 13,855 Connersville 13,298 Whitestown 13,049 Lake Station 13,047 Washington 12,513 Greensburg 12,363 Madison 12,208 Martinsville 11,946 Yorktown 11,740 Danville 11,525 Huntertown 11,316 McCordsville 11,273 Lowell 11,239 Bargersville 11,075 Plymouth 10,989 Peru 10,953 Bluffton 10,467 Wabash 10,269 Kendallville 10,239 Columbia City 10,126 Sellersburg 10,058 Decatur 10,020 Greencastle 9,882 Mooresville 9,859 Angola 9,456 Charlestown 8,460 Elwood 8,423 Princeton 8,401 Brazil 8,214 Winfield 8,045 Tell City 7,485 Scottsburg 7,373 Batesville 7,354 Nappanee 6,872 Ellettsville 6,694 Boonville 6,682 Garrett 6,661 North Vernon 6,566 Huntingburg 6,495 Salem 6,437 Cumberland 6,419 Mount Vernon 6,355 Rochester 6,211 Rushville 6,191 Portland 6,187 Gas City 6,091 Hartford City 5,974 New Whiteland 5,773 Rensselaer 5,684 Cicero 5,630 Pendleton 5,604 Monticello 5,543 Whiteland 5,415 Westville 5,268 Tipton 5,245 North Manchester 5,225 Porter 5,204 Lawrenceburg 5,194 Linton 5,194 Alexandria 5,163 Winona Lake 5,099 Fortville 4,814 Clinton 4,790 Winchester 4,778 Ligonier 4,608 Bremen 4,604 Greendale 4,564 Whiting 4,506 Edinburgh 4,429 DeMotte 4,274 Pittsboro 4,235 Berne 4,227 Sullivan 4,223 Austin 4,160 Mitchell 3,942 Chandler 3,883 Hanover 3,814 Upland 3,808 Georgetown 3,781 Hebron 3,735 Leo-Cedarville 3,720 Middlebury 3,676 Paoli 3,600 Knox 3,599 New Palestine 3,541 Aurora 3,508 Union City 3,423 Newburgh 3,416 Ossian 3,382 Sheridan 3,361 Attica 3,230 Syracuse 3,217 Corydon 3,168 Bicknell 3,016 Brownstown 3,013 Delphi 2,997 Fort Branch 2,931 Centerville 2,749 Lagrange 2,735 Covington 2,733 Butler 2,679 Fairmount 2,659 Brookville 2,643 Loogootee 2,616 Santa Claus 2,609 Ingalls 2,602 Osceola 2,593 Rockville 2,592 Brooklyn 2,580 Chesterfield 2,501 Avilla 2,475 Spencer 2,464 Greentown 2,405 Lapel 2,390 Fowler 2,349 Bloomfield 2,302 Winamac 2,287 Albany 2,282 Middletown 2,264 Oakland City 2,260 Petersburg 2,260 Rising Sun 2,228 Albion 2,222 Monrovia 2,208 Ferdinand 2,189 Versailles 2,188 Waterloo 2,157 Cloverdale 2,152 West Terre Haute 2,151 Knightstown 2,150 Hope 2,144 Burns Harbor 2,142 Flora 2,101 Dunkirk 2,098 Walkerton 2,091 Veedersburg 2,085 Orleans 2,069 Southport 2,068 Fremont 2,063 Edgewood 2,058 Kouts 2,054 Trail Creek 2,027 Liberty 2,010 Jasonville 2,008 Wakarusa 1,999 Rockport 1,977 Williamsport 1,965 New Chicago 1,961 Monon 1,938 New Carlisle 1,910 Battle Ground 1,879 Churubusco 1,866 Milan 1,832 South Whitley 1,818 North Judson 1,813 Shadeland 1,811 Frankton 1,792 Bristol 1,785 Roanoke 1,784 Vevay 1,777 Meridian Hills 1,754 Argos 1,744 French Lick 1,731 Cambridge City 1,729 Daleville 1,702 Bourbon 1,673 Hagerstown 1,669 Brookston 1,648 North Liberty 1,625 Haubstadt 1,622 Kentland 1,613 Milford 1,606 Osgood 1,594 Woodburn 1,591 Eaton 1,590 Trafalgar 1,563 Hamilton 1,554 Dale 1,522 Montpelier 1,514 Jonesboro 1,502 Rossville 1,500 Cannelton 1,494 Crothersville 1,493 Arcadia 1,474 Warren Park 1,472 Greenville 1,441 Thorntown 1,416 Fairview Park 1,410 Darmstadt 1,407 Worthington 1,406 Westport 1,385 Dillsboro 1,383 Odon 1,383 Prince's Lakes 1,371 Clermont 1,367 Remington 1,360 Dayton 1,358 Owensville 1,336 Monroeville 1,330 Kingsford Heights 1,325 New Pekin 1,323 Russiaville 1,310 Rome City 1,304 Galveston 1,276 Geneva 1,275 Nashville 1,265 Parker City 1,263 Farmland 1,250 Utica 1,236 Topeka 1,223 Mulberry 1,217 Culver 1,196 Warren 1,191 Morristown 1,189 Long Beach 1,174 Ogden Dunes 1,173 Oxford 1,165 Grabill 1,144 Oolitic 1,135 Otterbein 1,130 Converse 1,117 Shelburn 1,117 Akron 1,113 Ladoga 1,092 Markle 1,079 Redkey 1,073 Morocco 1,071 Farmersburg 1,065 Sweetser 1,064 Andrews 1,051 Ashley 1,043 Wolcottville 1,028 Seelyville 1,009 Morgantown 1,003 North Webster 994 Summitville 991 Wanatah 988 Walton 985 Waynetown 973 Poseyville 967 Goodland 965 St. Paul 960 Spiceland 956 Wolcott 954 Jamestown 951 Millersburg 948 Cayuga 944 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