Ind. Code ch. 22-9.5-2

in effect

Ind. Code § 22-9.5-2-1 Applicability of definitions

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 22-9.5-2-2 "Aggrieved person" defined

Sec. 2. "Aggrieved person" includes any person who: (1) claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice; or (2) believes that the person will be injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur. As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 22-9.5-2-3 "Commission" defined

Sec. 3. "Commission" refers to the civil rights commission or to a local agency designated by an ordinance adopted under IC 22-9.5-4-1. As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.111-1992, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 22-9.5-2-4 "Complainant" defined

Sec. 4. "Complainant" means a person, including the commission, who files a complaint under IC 22-9.5-6. As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 22-9.5-2-5 "Conciliation" defined

Sec. 5. "Conciliation" means the attempted resolution of issues raised by a complaint or by the investigation of a complaint, through informal negotiations involving the aggrieved person, the respondent, and the commission. As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 22-9.5-2-6 "Conciliation agreement" defined

Sec. 6. "Conciliation agreement" means a written agreement setting forth the resolution of the issues in conciliation. As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 22-9.5-2-7 "Discriminatory housing practice" defined

Sec. 7. "Discriminatory housing practice" means an act prohibited by IC 22-9.5-5. As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 22-9.5-2-8 "Dwelling" defined

Sec. 8. "Dwelling" means: (1) any building, structure, or part of a building or structure that is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residency by one (1) or more families; or (2) any vacant land that is offered for sale or lease for the construction or location of a building, structure, or part of a building or structure described by subdivision (1). As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 22-9.5-2-9 "Family" defined

Sec. 9. "Family" includes a single individual. As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 22-9.5-2-10 Repealed

As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.139. Repealed by P.L.99-2007, SEC.224.

Ind. Code § 22-9.5-2-11 "Person" defined

Sec. 11. "Person" means one (1) or more individuals, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in cases under Title 11, receivers, and fiduciaries. As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.294.

Ind. Code § 22-9.5-2-12 "Respondent" defined

Sec. 12. "Respondent" means: (1) the person accused of a violation of this article in a complaint of discriminatory housing practice; or (2) any person identified as an additional or a substitute respondent under IC 22-9.5-6-4 or an agent of an additional or a substitute respondent. As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 22-9.5-2-13 "To rent" defined

Sec. 13. "To rent" includes to lease, to sublease, to let, or to otherwise grant for a consideration the right to occupy premises not owned by the occupant. As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2.

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