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Ind. Code § 22-9.5-5-1 (2025)

Types of discrimination relating to sale or rental; conviction of illegal manufacture or distribution of controlled substance excepted

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     Sec. 1. (a) A person may not refuse to sell or to rent after the making of a bona fide offer, refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability, or national origin.

     (b) A person may not discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in providing services or facilities in connection with the sale or rental of a dwelling, because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability, or national origin.

     (c) This section does not prohibit discrimination against a person because the person has been convicted under federal law or the law of any state of the illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance.

As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.141.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1993–2019 · leading case: State v. INI, 716 N.E.2d 943 (Ind. 1999).
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State v. INI, 716 N.E.2d 943 (Ind. 1999). · cites it 2× “On April 12, 1996, the Commission issued its notice of findings stating that there was evidence to support the charge of discrimination based on familial status in violation of Indiana Code § 22-9.5-5-1. On April 19, Baker filed a notice of election to have the issue decided in…”
United Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Metro. Human Relations Comm'n, 24 F.3d 1008 (7th Cir. 1994). · cites it 2× “§ 22-9 -l-2(a), and eliminating discrimination in housing, see Ind.Code Ann. § 22-9.5-5-1, are furthered by allowing the investigation of redlining by its local fair housing agencies.”
State, Civil Rights Comm'n ex rel. Belzer v. Indianapolis Newspapers, Inc., 702 N.E.2d 370 (Ind. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “Ind.Code § 22-9.5-5-1. The Act further prohibits the making, printing, or publishing of any notice, statement, or advertisement concerning the sale or rental of a dwelling which indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based upon familial status.”
United Farm Bureau Ins. v. Metro. Human Relations Comm'n, 859 F. Supp. 323 (N.D. Ind. 1993). · cites it 4× “1 The Ordinance is also virtually identical to the relevant portion of the Indiana Fair Housing Act, I.C. § 22-9.5-5-1, which became effective on July 1, 1991.”
Peter Odongo v. Edward Rose of Indiana, LLC, No. 18A-MI-2997 (Ind. Ct. App. May 10, 2019). “Court of Appeals of Indiana | Memorandum Decision 18A-MI-2997 | May 10, 2019 Page 3 of 8 violations of the Indianapolis noise ordinance, “Tortious Invasion of Privacy Entering Apartment,” “Tortious Uninhabitable Living Air Quality Conditions,” violations of Indiana Code sections…”
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