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Indiana · IN
ESA letter Indiana: what IC 22-9-7 requires of your clinician, your landlord and you
Yes. Indiana has its own emotional support animal statute, IC 22-9-7, in force since 2018. It sets no waiting period, but the written verification must come from a clinician licensed in Indiana who treats you; letter-only sellers are excluded and face a civil judgment of up to 10,000 dollars. After a free screening, you have a live video evaluation. If you qualify, the signed PDF usually arrives within 24 to 48 hours. The evaluation costs $99.
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a landlord may require in writing when your disability is not apparent
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to file with the Indiana Civil Rights Commission or to sue in state court
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ceiling on the civil judgment for misrepresenting an emotional support animal
IC 22-9-7-12; IC 34-28-5-4(a)4units
or fewer, owner-occupied: that landlord is exempt from the emotional support animal chapter
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Indiana at a glance
The 7 things a renter in Indiana needs to know.
Each answer is one line, with the section of Indiana law it comes from. The detail is further down the page.
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Does Indiana have its own emotional support animal law?
Yes, and it has two layers. IC 22-9-7, in force since 1 July 2018, defines an emotional support animal, says who may verify the need, bars a fee to keep the animal and penalises misrepresentation. The duty to consider your request comes from the Indiana Fair Housing Act, which counts a refusal of a reasonable accommodation as discrimination (IC 22-9.5-5-5(c)(2)).
IC 22-9-7; IC 22-9.5-5-5(c)(2) - 02
Is there a waiting period before an ESA letter in Indiana?
No. The statute sets no 30-day rule, no minimum number of sessions, no in-person visit and no expiry date. What it demands instead is a real clinical relationship. The verifier must be a licensed provider who provides medical services or treatment to you, and anyone whose sole service is a verification letter for a fee does not count (IC 22-9-7-4).
IC 22-9-7-4 - 03
Who can write my Indiana ESA letter?
One of four kinds of clinician, each licensed in Indiana: a physician or psychiatrist, a psychologist, a behavioural-health licensee such as a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist or mental health counsellor, or an advanced practice registered nurse (IC 22-9-7-4). If you have just moved here, your previous state's clinician counts only while you remain in ongoing treatment with them (IC 22-9-7-10).
IC 22-9-7-4, -10 - 04
Can my landlord charge a fee for my emotional support animal?
Not in a covered dwelling. A landlord may not require you to pay a fee to maintain an emotional support animal in the home (IC 22-9-7-13). Three limits apply. You still pay for damage the animal causes, the same as any pet owner (IC 22-9-7-14). Small exempt landlords are outside the chapter (IC 22-9-7-1). And no court has decided whether a refundable deposit counts as a fee.
IC 22-9-7-13, -14 - 05
What can my landlord ask for?
When your disability is not readily apparent, written verification from a qualifying provider that you have a disability, that there is a disability-related need, and that the animal assists you in managing it (IC 22-9-7-9). The landlord may evaluate the documents you submit (IC 22-9-7-11). Under Furbee v. Wilson (Ind. Ct. App. 2020), a landlord may ask follow-up questions but is not entitled to your diagnosis.
IC 22-9-7-9, -11; Furbee v. Wilson - 06
Is a fake ESA letter a crime in Indiana?
No, it is a civil infraction, but an expensive one. Misstating a disability or need to a landlord, lying to your provider, handing over a misleading document, or dressing an ordinary pet in a vest that suggests it is an emotional support animal is a Class A infraction (IC 22-9-7-12). The judgment can reach 10,000 dollars (IC 34-28-5-4(a)). The same rule reaches a provider who verifies without adequate knowledge or sells a letter with no other service (IC 22-9-7-12(5)).
IC 22-9-7-12; IC 34-28-5-4(a) - 07
Where do I complain, and how long do I have?
The Indiana Civil Rights Commission, within one year of the act (IC 22-9.5-6-1(c)). A state-court suit is also open for one year, and you need not go to the commission first (IC 22-9.5-7-1). Since 1 July 2026 the commission may not represent you in court (IC 22-9.5-7-1(f)). A federal suit allows two years (42 U.S.C. § 3613).
IC 22-9.5-6-1(c), -7-1
Indiana law
Indiana's own emotional support animal statute says who may write your ESA letter and bars a fee to keep the animal
Indiana is one of the few states with a dedicated emotional support animal statute, IC 22-9-7, in force since 1 July 2018. It says an animal needs no specific training to be an emotional support animal (IC 22-9-7-8). It names who may verify your need: a physician or psychiatrist, a psychologist, a behavioural-health licensee or an advanced practice registered nurse, each licensed in Indiana and each one who provides medical services or treatment to you (IC 22-9-7-4). A provider whose only service is a letter for a fee is excluded, and verifying without adequate knowledge of your condition is a civil infraction with a judgment of up to 10,000 dollars (IC 22-9-7-12). When your disability is not readily apparent, your landlord may require written verification of three things: that you have a disability, that there is a disability-related need, and that the animal helps you manage it (IC 22-9-7-9). In a covered dwelling the landlord may not require a fee to keep the animal (IC 22-9-7-13). The duty to consider your request sits in the Indiana Fair Housing Act, which treats a refusal of a reasonable accommodation as discrimination (IC 22-9.5-5-5(c)(2)). Small exempt landlords sit outside both laws (IC 22-9-7-1).
Source: IC 22-9-7, Emotional Support Animals in Housing (SEA 240, P.L.162-2018, effective 1 July 2018). This is general information, not legal advice.
ComplaintsIndiana Civil Rights Commission · 317-232-2600 · complaint within one yearPenaltyClass A infraction with a civil judgment of up to 10,000 dollars for misrepresenting an emotional support animal, by the tenant or by the verifying provider (IC 22-9-7-12; IC 34-28-5-4(a))
The federal Fair Housing Act still recognises the accommodation, and you can still enforce it in court. Since May 2026, HUD itself has stopped pursuing complaints about untrained emotional support animals, so in practice your protection comes from Indiana law and the Indiana Civil Rights Commission.
“may not require an individual with a disability to pay a fee to maintain an emotional support animal in the dwelling”
Federal vs Indiana
Where the federal Fair Housing Act stops and Indiana law takes over.
| Topic | Federal (Fair Housing Act) | Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| Fees and deposits | The statute and 24 C.F.R. § 100.204 say nothing about fees; HUD's no-fee guidance was withdrawn on 17 September 2025. You ask for a waiver as part of the accommodation. | A landlord in a covered dwelling may not require a fee to maintain the animal (IC 22-9-7-13). Damage repairs stay chargeable (IC 22-9-7-14), exempt landlords are outside the rule (IC 22-9-7-1), and no ruling says whether a refundable deposit is a fee. |
| Documentation | A request for an accommodation that may be necessary for equal use of the home (42 U.S.C. § 3604(f)(3)(B)); no letter format is prescribed. | When the disability is not readily apparent, written verification of disability, disability-related need and that the animal assists you (IC 22-9-7-9). IC 22-9-7 sets no licence-number, date or expiry rule. |
| Timing | No federal response deadline and no waiting period. | No response deadline, no waiting period, no session count and no expiry date in IC 22-9-7; the one timing rule is that your clinician must be treating you (IC 22-9-7-4). |
| Who may write | Federal law names no profession. | A physician or psychiatrist, psychologist, behavioural-health licensee or advanced practice registered nurse licensed in Indiana who treats you (IC 22-9-7-4). Letter-only sellers are excluded and penalised (IC 22-9-7-12). A prior-state clinician counts only for someone who has moved here and stays in treatment (IC 22-9-7-10). |
| Exemptions | Owner-occupied buildings of up to four units, and single-family houses rented without a broker by an owner of three or fewer (42 U.S.C. § 3603(b)). | The same two exemptions, applied to disability as well (IC 22-9.5-3-1), and the emotional support animal chapter adopts them (IC 22-9-7-1). An exempt landlord is outside both the accommodation duty and the fee ban. |
| Where to file | HUD, which since May 2026 pursues only trained-animal complaints, or federal court. | The Indiana Civil Rights Commission, a state agency HUD recognises, by online portal or at 317-232-2600. Fort Wayne, Gary, Hammond, South Bend, Elkhart and Evansville also run local agencies. Or state court directly, with no commission complaint first (IC 22-9.5-7-1(c)). |
| Deadline | HUD complaint within one year (42 U.S.C. § 3610); federal suit within two years (42 U.S.C. § 3613(a)(1)(A)). | Commission complaint within one year (IC 22-9.5-6-1(c)). State suit within one year, paused only while a commission hearing is pending (IC 22-9.5-7-1(b)). If either side elects court after a cause finding, you file within 30 days (IC 22-9.5-6-13(a), from 1 July 2026). |
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Your timeline in Indiana
What actually happens, and when.
Indiana sets no waiting period, so the timeline is short, but the statute is strict about what the consultation must be. Pet Support Letter runs the Indiana visit as a documented telehealth evaluation under IC 25-1-9.5-7(b): your history, the diagnosis and the evidence for it discussed with you, a medical record, and follow-up instructions. One possible outcome is that you do not qualify, and we say so before you pay.
Step 2
A live video consultation with a clinician licensed in Indiana. The state's telehealth law requires a real visit: the clinician takes your history, discusses the diagnosis and the evidence for it with you, and keeps a medical record (IC 25-1-9.5-7(b)). A questionnaire alone is not telehealth here (IC 25-1-9.5-6(b)). You may be told you do not qualify.
Step 3
If you qualify, your signed PDF usually arrives within 24 to 48 hours of the consultation. It states the three facts a landlord may require under IC 22-9-7-9, and your landlord may confirm the clinician's Indiana licence with the state licensing agency. If you do not qualify, the refund terms apply.
Housing
What your Indiana landlord may and may not do.
Under the federal Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. § 3604(f)(3)(B)) and Indiana's own fair-housing law, a housing provider must consider a reasonable-accommodation request for an assistance animal, including where pets are prohibited. Each line below carries the section it comes from.
What they may do
Your landlord may
- Require written verification, when your disability is not readily apparent, that you have a disability, that there is a disability-related need, and that the animal assists you in managing it. IC 22-9-7-9
- Evaluate the documents you submit and open a dialogue about the disability and the need, as long as the questions stay reasonable. IC 22-9-7-11; Furbee v. Wilson (Ind. Ct. App. 2020)
- Set aside a letter from a provider whose sole service is a verification letter for a fee, or an out-of-state letter with no ongoing treatment relationship behind it. IC 22-9-7-4, -10
- Hold you to the lease and house rules on the same terms as other residents, bill you for damage the animal causes, and ask you to sign an addendum setting out your responsibilities. IC 22-9-7-14
- Refuse a tenancy that would be a direct threat to the health or safety of others, or would cause substantial physical damage to the property of others. IC 22-9.5-5-5(f)
What they may not do
Your landlord may not
- Refuse a reasonable accommodation in rules, policies, practices or services when you need it for equal use and enjoyment of the home. IC 22-9.5-5-5(c)(2)
- Require a fee to maintain an emotional support animal in a dwelling the fair-housing act covers. IC 22-9-7-13
- Make your diagnosis a condition of considering the request; the Court of Appeals has said housing providers are not entitled to it. Furbee v. Wilson (Ind. Ct. App. 2020)
- Coerce, intimidate, threaten or interfere with you for asking, or because you filed a complaint. IC 22-9.5-5-8
- Keep your deposit without an itemised written notice within 45 days of move-out, once you have given a mailing address in writing. IC 32-31-3-12
Illustrative exchange
What a lawful conversation looks like.
Most refusals are not a flat no. They are a question the housing provider is not allowed to ask, or a fee they are not allowed to charge. Here is the shape of a typical exchange in Indiana, with the rule beside each reply.
A made-up exchange to show the rules, not a real tenant or landlord.
Pet fees and deposits
Indiana bars the fee itself, in most rentals. A landlord may not require an individual with a disability to pay a fee to maintain an emotional support animal in the dwelling (IC 22-9-7-13). The ban has edges. It does not reach a dwelling exempt from the Indiana Fair Housing Act (IC 22-9.5-3-1; IC 22-9-7-1). That means an owner-occupied building of four or fewer units, or a single-family house rented without a broker by an owner of three or fewer. The landlord may still charge you for repairs the animal makes necessary, as they would any pet owner (IC 22-9-7-14). And the word fee is undefined, so whether a refundable deposit falls inside the ban has never been decided. Indiana caps no security deposit; the itemised list and refund are due within 45 days of move-out once you give a mailing address in writing (IC 32-31-3-12).
Small landlords
Indiana copies the federal exemptions and applies them to disability too. The fair-housing article does not apply to two kinds of landlord (IC 22-9.5-3-1). The first owns no more than three single-family houses and rents one without a broker and without discriminatory advertising. The second lives in one unit of a building with four or fewer units. The emotional support animal chapter adopts the same exemptions, so an exempt landlord is outside the fee ban and the verification rules as well (IC 22-9-7-1). The federal Fair Housing Act has the same two carve-outs (42 U.S.C. § 3603(b)), so ask which category your landlord falls into before relying on either law.
If your landlord says no
Indiana Civil Rights Commission
Phone: 317-232-2600 · File a complaint
Deadline: One year from the discriminatory act, or from when it ended (IC 22-9.5-6-1(c)). Start online through the commission's portal, or by phone, mail or in person at 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N300, Indianapolis; the commission moves forward only on a signed complaint form.
Court: A state-court suit is open for one year, and the clock pauses only while a commission hearing is pending (IC 22-9.5-7-1(a)–(b)). You may sue without filing with the commission first (IC 22-9.5-7-1(c)). Remedies include actual and punitive damages, attorney fees and an injunction (IC 22-9.5-7-2). A federal suit allows two years (42 U.S.C. § 3613).
Retaliation: Coercing, intimidating, threatening or interfering with you because you asked for the accommodation or filed a complaint is itself unlawful (IC 22-9.5-5-8).
Since 1 July 2026 the commission may not represent you in court, and if either side elects court after a cause finding you must file within 30 days (IC 22-9.5-7-1(f); IC 22-9.5-6-13(a), as amended by HEA 1193). Six cities also run HUD-recognised local agencies: Fort Wayne, Gary, Hammond, South Bend, Elkhart and Evansville.
Your envelope, item by item
- A short accommodation request
- The written verification
- An invitation to check the writer
- What to expect back
Keep a dated copy of everything you send.
What to send your landlord
The request, the letter, and what happens next.
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A short accommodation request
Two or three sentences asking for a reasonable accommodation under the Indiana Fair Housing Act (IC 22-9.5-5-5(c)(2)) so your emotional support animal can live with you. Name the animal, date the request and keep a copy. Send it by email or letter so the date is on record, because the one-year complaint clock runs from a refusal.
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The written verification
Your clinician's signed letter stating the three things the statute lets a landlord require: that you have a disability, that there is a disability-related need, and that the animal assists you in managing it (IC 22-9-7-9). It does not name your diagnosis.
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An invitation to check the writer
Your landlord may test whether the clinician holds an Indiana licence in one of the four categories and provides treatment to you (IC 22-9-7-4). Say so in your request: the letter comes from a clinician licensed in Indiana who evaluated you by telehealth and is treating you, which is the test a letter-only seller fails.
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What to expect back
Indiana sets no response deadline, so ask for an answer within a stated time. The landlord may evaluate your documents and ask reasonable follow-up questions (IC 22-9-7-11); answer them, because in Furbee v. Wilson the tenant who went silent lost. If the answer is yes, expect an addendum (IC 22-9-7-14); a landlord who allows the animal is not liable for an injury it causes to another person (IC 22-9-7-15), so consider renter's liability insurance. A flat refusal starts the one-year clock (IC 22-9.5-6-1(c)).
If your housing provider questions the letter, your clinician responds directly at no extra cost.
Indiana renters by city
The same rules from Indianapolis to Carmel.
The rules do not change from city to city, because the emotional support animal chapter and the fair-housing act are state law. The Indiana Civil Rights Commission in Indianapolis takes housing complaints from every county within one year (IC 22-9.5-6-1(c)). A renter in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville, South Bend, Bloomington, Lafayette, Gary or Carmel follows the same path. First a live video evaluation with a clinician licensed in Indiana, then the signed PDF, usually within 24 to 48 hours if you qualify, then the written request to the landlord. Fort Wayne, Gary, South Bend and Evansville also have local fair-housing agencies that HUD recognises. Students renting off campus near IU in Bloomington, Purdue in Lafayette or USI in Evansville follow the same steps; for university-owned housing, ask the housing office for its accommodation procedure.
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Myths in Indiana
Three things you will read elsewhere that are not Indiana law.
Indiana has no state law on emotional support animals, so only federal housing law applies.
FactIndiana has had its own chapter, IC 22-9-7, since 1 July 2018. It defines the animal, names who may verify the need, lets a landlord require a three-part written verification, bars a fee to keep the animal and makes misrepresentation a Class A infraction. The Indiana Fair Housing Act supplies the duty to consider your request (IC 22-9.5-5-5(c)(2)), and the Indiana Civil Rights Commission applies both.
A valid ESA letter means no pet deposit, no pet rent and no breed limits anywhere in Indiana.
FactThe statute bars one thing: requiring a fee to maintain an emotional support animal, in dwellings the fair-housing act covers (IC 22-9-7-13). It never mentions deposits or breeds. Damage costs stay chargeable (IC 22-9-7-14), exempt small landlords are outside the chapter (IC 22-9-7-1), and a breed objection is tested only against direct threat or substantial damage (IC 22-9.5-5-5(f)).
You register or certify your emotional support animal in Indiana, and the ID card gets it into shops.
FactIndiana has no registry and no certification for emotional support animals; the only document the statute describes is a written verification from a licensed provider who treats you (IC 22-9-7-9). Nor does the animal gain public access. Indiana's public-accommodation law covers a service animal only: a dog or miniature horse individually trained to do work or perform tasks (IC 16-32-3-1.5). A shop may not demand papers even for one of those (IC 16-32-3.5-9).
Task-trained dogs are a different document. If your dog performs trained tasks for a psychiatric disability, read about the a psychiatric service dog letter, written after a real consultation.
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ESA letter for housing
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The reasonable-accommodation letter you give your landlord, after a live clinical evaluation.
- Live video or phone consultation
- Signed PDF on clinician letterhead
- License type, number and jurisdiction shown
- Landlord verification support included
ESA + PSD combination
$149 one time
Both letters from one course of care, including the consultations for each.
- Everything in the housing letter
- Psychiatric service dog letter included
- Both consultations with a licensed clinician
- One clinical record, two documents
PSD letter & consultation
$79 one time
For people who already have housing sorted and need psychiatric service dog documentation only.
- Live consultation with a licensed clinician
- Psychiatric service dog letter
- Disability-related task documented
- No housing letter included
Signed PDF within 24 to 48 hours of your consultation. Same-day evaluations are often available for early bookings. Read the guarantee and refund terms.
Why this letter holds up
Written to Indiana's rules, by a clinician a landlord can check.
- The clinician. A clinician licensed in Indiana evaluates you in a live video or phone consultation. Clinical review of this page: Darren Rafel, LCSW.
- What the letter contains. Confirmation of a disability-related need for your animal, the animal it covers, and the clinician's licence type, number, jurisdiction and effective date, signed on letterhead. No diagnosis.
- How a landlord verifies it. The licence number is checked against the state licensing board; if they ask us, the clinician confirms the letter is genuine without disclosing anything else.
The refund terms, in full
- If you do not qualify. If the licensed clinician determines after your assessment that you do not meet the clinical criteria for an ESA or PSD letter, the assessment and letter fee is refunded in full. Requests must be made within 7 days of being notified that you did not qualify. The clinician's clinical determination is final.
- If your housing provider refuses the letter. If your landlord, property manager or housing authority refuses to accept the letter, you get a full refund. Contact us within 30 days of receiving your letter with the written denial (or reasonable evidence of the refusal), your full name and the letter's issue date. We first apply complimentary landlord verification support and contact the housing provider on your behalf; if the refusal stands, the refund is issued.
Read the exact terms. Money-back guarantee: full refund if you do not qualify, and a full refund if your housing provider refuses the letter.
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Indiana FAQ
Indiana questions, answered from the statute.
What qualifies you to get an ESA letter?
A verifiable disability and a disability-related need the animal meets. The statute says a person must have a verifiable disability to be prescribed an emotional support animal (IC 22-9-7-8). The chapter's definition of disability tracks the federal one: a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity (IC 22-9-7-5). A diagnosis alone is not enough; only a licensed clinician who evaluates you can make the call. Some people are told they do not qualify.
How do I get a legitimate ESA letter?
From a clinician licensed in Indiana in one of four categories who provides treatment to you, after a real evaluation (IC 22-9-7-4). Legitimate has a legal meaning here: a provider whose sole service is a letter for a fee is excluded, and one who verifies without adequate knowledge of your condition commits a Class A infraction (IC 22-9-7-12). Our route: free screening, a live video visit the clinician documents (IC 25-1-9.5-7(b)), then the signed PDF if you qualify.
Can I just ask my doctor for an ESA letter?
Yes, if your doctor treats you and is licensed in Indiana. A physician, psychiatrist or advanced practice registered nurse who provides treatment to you is a qualifying provider, as is a psychologist or behavioural-health licensee (IC 22-9-7-4). The letter must state that you have a disability, a disability-related need, and that the animal assists you (IC 22-9-7-9). Letterhead is convention, not law. If your doctor declines, a clinician licensed in Indiana can evaluate you by video.
Do landlords have to accept emotional support animals in Indiana?
A landlord in a covered dwelling must consider your request, because refusing a reasonable accommodation you need for equal use of the home is discrimination (IC 22-9.5-5-5(c)(2)). The landlord may require the three-part written verification when your disability is not apparent (IC 22-9-7-9) and may evaluate it (IC 22-9-7-11). A tenancy that is a direct threat or would cause substantial physical damage may be refused (IC 22-9.5-5-5(f)). Landlords exempt under IC 22-9.5-3-1 are outside the duty altogether.
Do landlords actually verify ESA letters?
The statute invites it. A landlord may evaluate any documents submitted (IC 22-9-7-11) and set aside a letter from a provider whose sole service is a letter for a fee (IC 22-9-7-4). In Furbee v. Wilson (Ind. Ct. App. 2020) a letter naming no disability or need failed, and the silent tenant lost. A letter from a treating clinician licensed in Indiana, stating the three IC 22-9-7-9 facts, is built for that check; the clinician confirms it on request.
How much does an ESA letter typically cost?
With us, $99, paid at checkout before the consultation, after a free screening with no card. In Indiana the price has a legal edge. It pays for a documented telehealth evaluation with a clinician licensed in Indiana, not for a letter. A provider who charges for a verification and provides no other service commits a Class A infraction (IC 22-9-7-12). If the clinician finds you do not qualify, or your landlord refuses the letter, the refund terms apply.
How much does an ESA letter cost in Indiana?
$99 for a housing letter, $149 together with a psychiatric service dog letter, or $79 for a PSD letter and consultation on its own. The consultation and landlord verification support are included, and the price is the same across every state.
Nearby states and resources
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ESA letter rules, timeline and cost in Michigan.
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Every legal statement on this page, and where it comes from.
- IC 22-9-7, Emotional Support Animals in Housing (chapter: §§ 1, 5, 6, 8, 11, 15) accessed 2026-10-08
- IC 22-9-7-4 (health service provider: four Indiana licence categories; letter-only sellers excluded) accessed 2026-10-08
- IC 22-9-7-9 (written verification a landlord may require) accessed 2026-10-08
- IC 22-9-7-10 (out-of-state provider; ongoing treatment relationship) accessed 2026-10-08
- IC 22-9-7-12 (misrepresentation; Class A infraction for tenant and provider) accessed 2026-10-08
- IC 22-9-7-13 (no fee to maintain an emotional support animal) accessed 2026-10-08
- IC 22-9-7-14 (lease compliance, damage costs, addendum) accessed 2026-10-08
- IC 22-9.5-3-1 (Indiana Fair Housing Act exemptions) accessed 2026-10-08
- IC 22-9.5-5-5 (disability discrimination; reasonable accommodation; direct threat) accessed 2026-10-08
- IC 22-9.5-5-8 (coercion, intimidation, interference) accessed 2026-10-08
- IC 22-9.5-6-1 (complaint to the commission within one year) accessed 2026-10-08
- IC 22-9.5-7-1 (private civil action within one year; no exhaustion; tolling) accessed 2026-10-08
- IC 22-9.5-7-2 (remedies: actual and punitive damages, attorney fees, injunction) accessed 2026-10-08
- HEA 1193 (2026), P.L.83-2026, enrolled act (IC 22-9.5-6-13(a) and -7-1(f), effective 1 July 2026) accessed 2026-10-08
- IC 25-1-9.5-6 (telehealth defined; questionnaire-only contact excluded) accessed 2026-10-08
- IC 25-1-9.5-7 (telehealth standard of care and visit requirements) accessed 2026-10-08
- IC 34-28-5-4 (judgment of up to 10,000 dollars for a Class A infraction) accessed 2026-10-08
- IC 16-32-3-1.5 (public-accommodation definition: a dog or miniature horse individually trained) accessed 2026-10-08
- IC 16-32-3.5-9 (two permitted questions; no documentation may be required) accessed 2026-10-08
- IC 32-31-3-12 (security deposit itemisation and return within 45 days) accessed 2026-10-08
- Furbee v. Wilson, No. 19A-PL-1756 (Ind. Ct. App. 30 Mar 2020) accessed 2026-10-08
- Indiana Civil Rights Commission, how to file a housing complaint (contact details, one-year deadline; links to the online portal) accessed 2026-10-08
- HUD, Fair Housing Assistance Program agency list (Indiana Civil Rights Commission and six local agencies) accessed 2026-10-08
- HUD Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, enforcement memorandum of 22 May 2026 accessed 2026-10-08
- 42 U.S.C. §§ 3610, 3613 (HUD complaint within one year; private action within two years) accessed 2026-10-08
General information, not legal advice. Last reviewed 2026-10-08 by Darren Rafel, LCSW. Statutes change; we re-check each state page and record the date above.
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