Enforcement of covenants.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 561-266
in effectSec. 561-266. - Enforcement of covenants.
(a) Any person who violates a covenant required under section 561-232, and/or the owner of any parcel of land who permits such a violation upon land owned by him or her, may be notified in writing by the administrator as assigned by the deputy director of the division of construction and business services, that a violation exists, and shall be given a reasonable period of time in which to correct such violation. The notice shall specify the nature of the violation with reasonable clarity.
(b) If the person responsible for a violation of a covenant required under section 561-232, or the owner of the land upon which such violation exists, fails to correct the violation in a reasonable time in accordance with the requirements of the notice described above, the City of Indianapolis shall have the authority, through the division, to correct the violation at its expense and to place a lien on the land whereupon the violation was so corrected for the recovery of any and all expenses caused to the city for effecting such correction.
(Code 1975, § 10½-75; G.O. 15, 2001, § 58; G.O. 3, 2002, § 15; G.O. 63, 2009, § 45; G.O. 41, 2016, § 2)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIIPUHEWE_CH561DRSECO_ARTIIADEN_DIV6EN_S561-266ENCOFetched: 10/27/2026