Sec. 11. (a) A unit may require an owner to obtain a permit for each property by adopting an ordinance that sets forth only the requirements of this chapter for obtaining a permit. A unit may require only one (1) permit for each single family home, two-family or multifamily dwelling, condominium, cooperative, or time share that an owner rents in whole or in part under this chapter. A permit covers all:

(1) dwelling units; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-1-24-11

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • owner: means a person that has an interest in title or a present possessory interest in property that is offered to the public as a short term rental. See Indiana Code 36-1-24-2
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • permit: means a short term rental permit issued by a unit. See Indiana Code 36-1-24-4
  • permitted property: means a property that is subject to a valid, unexpired, unrevoked permit under this chapter. See Indiana Code 36-1-24-5
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • short term rental: means the rental of:

    Indiana Code 36-1-24-6

(2) detached accessory structures;

located on the permitted property that the owner offers to the public as a short term rental.

     (b) An owner must submit a permit application for each property for which a permit is sought. The permit application may require the owner to provide only the following information for each property:

(1) The owner’s name, street address, mailing address, electronic mail address (if applicable), and telephone number. If the owner is a corporation or partnership, the application must require the:

(A) owner’s state of incorporation or organization; and

(B) names, residence addresses, and telephone numbers of the owner’s principal officers or partners.

(2) If a property manager is used, the property manager’s name, street address, mailing address, electronic mail address (if applicable), and telephone number.

(3) A short description of how each of the owner’s short term rentals on the property are marketed or advertised, including the following:

(A) The advertised occupancy limits of each short term rental.

(B) Whether the short term rental is:

(i) a single family home;

(ii) a dwelling unit in a single family home;

(iii) a dwelling unit in a two-family or multifamily dwelling; or

(iv) a dwelling unit in a condominium, cooperative, or time share.

     (c) A permit application must be made by an owner. If the owner is a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity, the permit application must be made by an officer or agent of the owner.

     (d) Subject to section 16 of this chapter, if an owner submits a permit application under this section that meets the requirements set forth in the ordinance adopted by the unit, the unit shall issue a permit to the owner within thirty (30) days of receipt of the application.

As added by P.L.73-2018, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.134.

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