§ 24-5-11-1 Applicability
§ 24-5-11-2 “Consumer”
§ 24-5-11-2.5 “Exterior improvement”
§ 24-5-11-2.6 “Insurance policy”
§ 24-5-11-2.7 “Insured consumer”
§ 24-5-11-2.8 “Interior improvement”
§ 24-5-11-3 “Real property improvement”
§ 24-5-11-4 “Real property improvement contract”
§ 24-5-11-5 “Real property improvement contract price”
§ 24-5-11-6 “Real property improvement supplier”
§ 24-5-11-7 “Person”
§ 24-5-11-7.5 “Real property” or “residential real property”
§ 24-5-11-7.7 “Roof system”
§ 24-5-11-8 “Specifications”
§ 24-5-11-9 License or permit as prerequisite
§ 24-5-11-10 Contract requirements; insurance policies; exterior improvements; statement of right to cancel; notice of cancellation; supplier’s nexus with Indiana; contract modifications; third party suppliers; consumer’s rights not subject to assignment; contract to
§ 24-5-11-10.5 Prohibited acts; contracts with insured consumers for exterior improvements; right to cancel; services performed; acting as public adjuster prohibited
§ 24-5-11-10.6 Contracts entered after June 30, 2017; statement of right to cancel; notice of cancellation; consumer’s right to cancel; effective date of notice; return of payment or deposit; emergency or temporary services performed
§ 24-5-11-11 Signature of supplier
§ 24-5-11-12 Consumer’s copy of signed and dated contract
§ 24-5-11-13 Approval by consumer
§ 24-5-11-14 Violation; penalties
contract signature

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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 24 > Article 5 > Chapter 11 - Home Improvement Contracts

  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • consumer: means a person that owns, leases, or rents the residential real property that is the subject of a real property improvement contract. See Indiana Code 24-5-11-2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • exterior improvement: means any alteration, repair, replacement, reconstruction, or other modification made to the exterior of residential real property, including the exterior of any structure on or fixture or improvement to the property. See Indiana Code 24-5-11-2.5
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • insurance policy: refers to a:

    Indiana Code 24-5-11-2.6

  • insured consumer: refers to a person:

    Indiana Code 24-5-11-2.7

  • interior improvement: means any alteration, repair, replacement, reconstruction, or other modification made to the interior of real property, including the interior of any structure on or fixture or improvement to the property. See Indiana Code 24-5-11-2.8
  • 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
  • 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.
  • person: means an individual, a corporation, the state or its subdivisions or agencies, a business trust, an estate, a trust, a partnership, an association, or a cooperative or any other legal entity. See Indiana Code 24-5-11-7
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • real property improvement: means any alteration, repair, replacement, reconstruction, or other modification of residential real property. See Indiana Code 24-5-11-3
  • real property improvement contract: means an agreement, oral or written, between a real property improvement supplier and a consumer to make a real property improvement and for which the real property improvement contract price exceeds one hundred fifty dollars ($150). See Indiana Code 24-5-11-4
  • real property improvement contract price: means the amount actually charged for the services, materials, and work to be performed under the real property improvement contract but does not include financing costs, loan consolidation amounts, taxes, and governmental fees paid by or on behalf of the consumer, amounts returned to or on behalf of the consumer, or similar costs not related to the real property improvement. See Indiana Code 24-5-11-5
  • real property improvement supplier: means a person who engages in or solicits real property improvement contracts whether or not the person deals directly with the consumer. See Indiana Code 24-5-11-6
  • roof system: includes roof coverings, roof sheathing, roof weatherproofing, and insulation. See Indiana Code 24-5-11-7.7
  • specifications: means the plans, detailed drawings, lists of materials, or other methods customarily used in the residential building industry as a whole to describe with particularity the work, workmanship, materials, and quality of materials for each project. See Indiana Code 24-5-11-8
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5