Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Indiana

Q: I have 2 kids both under 2 and my landlord refuses to turn on heat or air conditioning. I have to supply both. Can he?

He also refuses to let us use the kitchen after a certain time and the washer, dryer room. He will stop our clothes and throw them on the floor even if he is not doing any himself. We gave had mice 3 times, every time i am the one to have to get rid of them. And if the electric is even over normal by 1 dollar he wants 40 to 60 more for that month. We have an oral agreement not written. Is there anything i can do? These restrictions happened about 4 months after i moved in and i have been living there about a year and a half. With children you have to feed them and do laundry when they sick up and I'm tried of arguing over it.

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1 Lawyer Answer
Alexander Florian Steciuch
Alexander Florian Steciuch
Answered
  • Landlord Tenant Lawyer
  • Valparaiso, IN
  • Licensed in Indiana

A: You have the right to quietly enjoy the property you are leasing. You have the right to safe, sanitary and habitable property.

If your landlord is harassing you, destroying your property, not providing a sanitary and habitable property then the landlord may have constructively evicted you. If your landlord has constructively evicted your option is to notify him to correct the issues and move out if he does not.

In addition to this a landlord under Indiana law is always obligated to have accessible heating no matter what time of the year. If there was air conditioning when you moved and it is broken now or he will not turn it on even as we enter the summer months there is another issue but not as big as the heat.

Consult a local landlord/tenant attorney in your area. There are a lot of problems here.

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