Room Rental Agreement in Indiana
For renting a room in a home, including your own home. Some states treat a renter in the owner's home (a lodger) differently when ending the arrangement — see your state's household rules.
What Indiana law says
| Renting a room in your own home (lodgers) | No separate lodger statute. For Indiana's landlord-tenant obligations chapter, a "dwelling unit" expressly includes a boarding house unit and a rooming house unit, so a room rented for agreed rent with the owner's consent is generally covered like other rentals. Source: IC 32-31-5-3 |
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| Tenancy at will | A tenancy at will can arise only from an express contract and may be ended by one month's written notice delivered to the tenant. A general tenancy with the landlord's express or constructive consent is month to month. No notice is required to remove a tenant at sufferance or a tenant at will who commits waste. |
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ROOM RENTAL AGREEMENT
Owner/landlord: [owner name] Renter: [renter name]
Room: [room description] in the home at [home address]. Shared areas the renter may use: [shared areas].
Term: begins [start date]; [ends on end date / continues month to month].
Rent: $[monthly rent] due on [due day] by [payment method]. Deposit: $[deposit amount].
Utilities included: [utilities included]. House rules: [house rules, e.g. guests, kitchen use, smoking].
Ending the agreement: either side gives at least [notice period] written notice, and never less than state law requires.
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.