# Ind. Code § 16-41-20-4: Orders to vacate dwellings

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 16-41-20-4
- **Heading:** Orders to vacate dwellings
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 16 / Article 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 16-41-20-4

## Text

Sec. 4. Whenever the state department, the local board of health, or county health officer determines that a dwelling is unfit for human habitation, the state department, local board of health, or county health officer may issue an order requiring all persons living in the dwelling to vacate the dwelling within not less than five (5) days and not more than fifteen (15) days. The order must mention at least one (1) reason for the order.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-25-6.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 16-41-20-1 Dwellings unfit for human habitation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A41_C20_S16-41-20-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-41-20-2 Powers of local inspectors of buildings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A41_C20_S16-41-20-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-41-20-3 Exercise of powers by the state health department](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A41_C20_S16-41-20-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-41-20-4 Orders to vacate dwellings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A41_C20_S16-41-20-4.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-41-20-5 Extension or revocation of orders to vacate dwellings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A41_C20_S16-41-20-5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-41-20-6 Public nuisances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A41_C20_S16-41-20-6.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-41-20-7 Orders for cleaning, repairing, or improving](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A41_C20_S16-41-20-7.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-41-20-8 Service of orders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A41_C20_S16-41-20-8.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-41-20-9 Judicial review of orders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A41_C20_S16-41-20-9.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-41-20-10 Appeal bonds](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A41_C20_S16-41-20-10.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-41-20-11 Review proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A41_C20_S16-41-20-11.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-41-20-12 Costs and expenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A41_C20_S16-41-20-12.md)
- [Ind. Code § 16-41-20-13 Violations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T16_A41_C20_S16-41-20-13.md)

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