Pet Addendum in Indiana

Adds pet terms to a lease. Assistance animals for people with disabilities are not pets: no pet fee or pet rent may be charged for them under federal fair housing rules.

What Indiana law says

Pet deposits and fees	No pet-specific statute and no cap on security deposits. A refundable pet deposit returnable when the unit is returned in the required condition is a 'security deposit' and must be returned, less itemized lawful deductions, within 45 days after the tenancy ends and the tenant provides a forwarding address. The statute does not separately address non-refundable pet fees or monthly pet rent. Re-verified 2026-10-27. Source: IC 32-31-3-9; IC 32-31-3-12
Service & support animals (state law)	Indiana has no statute specific to emotional support animals in rental housing (no state ESA documentation, fee, or misrepresentation rule identified). Indiana's fair housing law prohibits refusing reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services needed to give a person with a disability equal opportunity to use a dwelling, which covers assistance-animal requests. A separate chapter defines a service animal as a dog or miniature horse individually trained to work or perform tasks and protects access to public accommodations. The service-animal definition was amended in 2023 and 2024. Federal Fair Housing Act rules govern documentation for ESAs. Source: IC 22-9.5-5-5; IC 16-32-3-1.5, -2

Pet deposits and fees

No pet-specific statute and no cap on security deposits. A refundable pet deposit returnable when the unit is returned in the required condition is a 'security deposit' and must be returned, less itemized lawful deductions, within 45 days after the tenancy ends and the tenant provides a forwarding address.

The statute does not separately address non-refundable pet fees or monthly pet rent. Re-verified 2026-10-27.

Source: IC 32-31-3-9; IC 32-31-3-12

Service & support animals (state law)

Indiana has no statute specific to emotional support animals in rental housing (no state ESA documentation, fee, or misrepresentation rule identified). Indiana's fair housing law prohibits refusing reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services needed to give a person with a disability equal opportunity to use a dwelling, which covers assistance-animal requests. A separate chapter defines a service animal as a dog or miniature horse individually trained to work or perform tasks and protects access to public accommodations.

The service-animal definition was amended in 2023 and 2024. Federal Fair Housing Act rules govern documentation for ESAs.

Source: IC 22-9.5-5-5; IC 16-32-3-1.5, -2

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PET ADDENDUM to the lease for [rental address] dated [lease date]

Tenant: [tenant name] Pet(s): [type, breed, name, weight]

Pet deposit: $[pet deposit] (counts toward any state deposit limit where the law says so). Monthly pet rent: $[pet rent]

The tenant keeps the pet under control, cleans up after it, and pays for damage it causes beyond normal wear and tear.

Signatures and dates: [signatures]

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General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.