# Ind. Code § 36-7-9-4: Unsafe buildings and unsafe premises described

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 36-7-9-4
- **Heading:** Unsafe buildings and unsafe premises described
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 36 / Article 7 / Chapter 9 / Section 36-7-9-4

## Text

Sec. 4. (a) For purposes of this chapter, a building or structure, or any part of a building or structure, that is:

(1) in an impaired structural condition that makes it unsafe to a person or property;

(2) a fire hazard;

(3) a hazard to the public health;

(4) a public nuisance;

(5) dangerous to a person or property because of a violation of a statute or ordinance concerning building condition or maintenance; or

(6) vacant or blighted and not maintained in a manner that would allow human habitation, occupancy, or use under the requirements of a statute or an ordinance;

is considered an unsafe building.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, the following are considered unsafe premises:

(1) An unsafe building and the tract of real property on which the unsafe building is located.

(2) A tract of real property, not including land used for production agriculture, that does not contain a building or structure or contains a building or structure that is not considered an unsafe building, if the tract of real property is:

(A) a fire hazard;

(B) a hazard to public health;

(C) a public nuisance; or

(D) dangerous to a person or property because of a violation of a statute or an ordinance.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-5-5.5-1(b) part.]

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.14-1991, SEC.9; P.L.66-2005, SEC.1; P.L.66-2014, SEC.26; P.L.164-2019, SEC.6.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 36-7-9-1 Application of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C9_S36-7-9-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-9-2 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C9_S36-7-9-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-9-3 Ordinances adopting this chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C9_S36-7-9-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-9-4 Unsafe buildings and unsafe premises described](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C9_S36-7-9-4.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-9-4.5 Legislative findings; vacant or deteriorated structures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C9_S36-7-9-4.5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-9-5 Orders; contents; notice; expiration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C9_S36-7-9-5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-9-6 Modification or rescission of orders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C9_S36-7-9-6.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-9-7 Hearings; hearing authority findings and action; additional period for ordered actions; continuous enforcement order; performance bond; record of findings; collection of penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C9_S36-7-9-7.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-9-7.5 Noncompliance with order to repair or rehabilitate unsafe building; civil penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C9_S36-7-9-7.5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-9-8 Appeals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C9_S36-7-9-8.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-9-9 Emergency action; recovery of costs; challenge of determination of emergency](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C9_S36-7-9-9.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-9-10 Action to enforce orders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C9_S36-7-9-10.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-9-11 Liability for costs for performance of work required by orders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C9_S36-7-9-11.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-9-12 Liability for cost of emergency action taken or performance of work required by orders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C9_S36-7-9-12.md)

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