Property Management

The Residential Tenancies Act in Indiana provides that a tenant's right to withhold rent for uninhabitable conditions requires:

ASimply stopping rent payment
BWritten notice to the landlord of the condition and a reasonable opportunity (typically 30 days) to repair before the tenant may exercise certain remedies✓ Correct
CImmediate termination of the lease
DFiling a complaint with the housing court

Explanation

Before exercising rent withholding or other remedies, Indiana tenants must provide written notice to the landlord of the uninhabitable condition and allow a reasonable time to repair. Self-help remedies without proper notice are generally not permitted.

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