Sec. 12. (a) The director shall develop a standardized disclosure document to be filed by the housing with services establishment.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-10-15-12

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • housing with services establishment: means an establishment providing sleeping accommodations to at least five (5) residents and offering or providing for a fee:

    Indiana Code 12-10-15-3

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • resident: means an individual who has a contract to reside in a housing with services establishment. See Indiana Code 12-10-15-5
     (b) The standardized disclosure document must include the following:

(1) The name and mailing address of the owner or owners of the housing with services establishment and, if the owner or owners are not individuals, identification of the type of business entity of the owner or owners.

(2) The name and mailing address of the managing agent, through management agreement or lease arrangement, of the establishment, if different from the owner or owners.

(3) A description of the services to be provided to the resident in the base rate to be paid by the resident or on the resident’s behalf.

(4) A description of additional services available for an additional fee from the establishment directly or through arrangements with the establishment.

(5) Fee schedules outlining the cost of additional services.

(6) A description of the process through which the contract may be modified, amended, or terminated.

(7) A description of the establishment’s complaint resolution process available to the residents and the establishment’s referral procedures if the contract is terminated.

(8) The criteria used by the establishment to determine who may continue to reside in the housing with services establishment.

     (c) The disclosure document must be:

(1) provided to a prospective resident or prospective resident’s legal guardian; and

(2) made readily available to a resident or a resident’s legal guardian.

As added by P.L.73-1998, SEC.7.

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