Permit to lease rental units, when authorized; participation in class or program as condition prohibited; section not applicable to registration or inspection programs created before July 1, 1984

Sec. 3.5. (a) This section does not apply to a political subdivision with a rental registration or inspection program created before July 1, 1984.

(b) A political subdivision may not require a rental unit's owner or landlord to do any of the following:

(1) Except as provided in subsection (c), obtain a permit to lease the rental unit.

(2) Participate in a class or government program as a condition for leasing the rental unit.

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a political subdivision may require a rental unit's owner or landlord to obtain a permit only as follows:

(1) A fee may not be charged to obtain a permit.

(2) Except when there is a change of ownership of the real property, a permit does not expire. A political subdivision may require a new owner of the real estate to obtain a new permit.

(3) Only one (1) permit may be required for a rental unit community.

As added by P.L.193-2014, SEC.5.