🇺🇸 Indiana tenant document
Landlord kept your deposit? Check the Indiana return rules, then challenge withheld funds with an organized written demand, your dates and amounts, an evidence plan, and official starting points in one downloadable pack.
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Official framework
Indiana Code §§ 32-31-3-12 to 32-31-3-16
Indiana generally requires the landlord to return the security deposit, less permitted deductions itemized in a written notice with the amount due, not more than 45 days after termination of the rental agreement and delivery of possession; the landlord is not liable under the chapter until the tenant supplies a mailing address in writing.
Read the official statute ↗Content reviewed October 1, 2026. General information only—not legal advice.
Indiana security deposit rules
Indiana Code 32-31-3-12 generally requires a landlord to return a residential security deposit, less accrued rent, damages beyond ordinary wear and tear, and certain unpaid utility charges itemized in a written notice, within 45 days after the rental agreement ends and the tenant delivers possession, but the landlord is not liable under the chapter until the tenant supplies a mailing address in writing. A landlord who fails to give the required itemized notice is treated as agreeing that no damages are due, and a court may award the deposit owed plus reasonable attorney’s fees.
Watch your own deadline: IC 32-31-3-12(a) states that the landlord is not liable under the security deposit chapter until you supply, in writing, a mailing address. The Indiana Supreme Court has held that a late address defers rather than eliminates the landlord’s obligations, but send your mailing address in writing promptly (this letter includes it) and keep proof of delivery.
Check coverage: IC 32-31-3 does not apply to arrangements listed in IC 32-31-2.9-4, such as transient hotel or motel occupancy, institutional housing, and housing conditioned on employment, and IC 32-31-1-20 generally bars local units from regulating security deposits.
These are general summaries, not conclusions about your situation. Review the linked official text and obtain legal advice when needed.
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Indiana generally requires the landlord to return the security deposit, less permitted deductions itemized in a written notice with the amount due, not more than 45 days after termination of the rental agreement and delivery of possession; the landlord is not liable under the chapter until the tenant supplies a mailing address in writing. Check the official statute for the conditions that apply to your tenancy.
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