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Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-23-17-28

  • adequate replacement dwelling: means a dwelling that is:

    Indiana Code 8-23-17-7

  • agency: means a department, board, commission, office, or instrumentality of the state, including a state supported college or university, or of a political subdivision of the state. See Indiana Code 8-23-17-1
  • agency head: means the governing body or principal executive officer of an agency, or a duly designated delegate of the governing body or principal executive officer. See Indiana Code 8-23-17-2
  • code enforcement: means any project or program for the elimination or prevention of the development or spread of deteriorated or deteriorating areas through a systematic inspection of buildings and structures in an area and the enforcement of codes or ordinances establishing standards for the condition and maintenance of dwellings, buildings, or premises as safe, sanitary, and fit for human habitation. See Indiana Code 8-23-17-11
  • dwelling: means any room, suite of rooms, apartment, trailer, or house occupied or intended to be occupied as a personal residence by one (1) family or by one (1) or more individuals utilizing the same kitchen facilities. See Indiana Code 8-23-17-6
   Sec. 28. A person is not required to move from the person’s dwelling by an agency acquiring the dwelling or engaged in a code enforcement program unless the agency head has determined that an adequate replacement dwelling is available to the person.

As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.226.