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I am deeply disappointed in today’s vote by the Indiana Senate to void the Indianapolis City-County Council’s decision to provide local tenants full and ready access to accurate information about their legal rights and the support necessary to assert them.
I continue to believe that no government, whether local, state, or otherwise, should adopt measures that discourage or impede dissemination of accurate information to its citizens about their rights and responsibilities under the law.
Educating Marion County renters about what they legally can and cannot do benefits landlords and tenants alike.
Important as these protections are, the Council and Mayor Hogsett’s administration have not sought to protect tenants at the expense of Indianapolis landlords.
Important as these protections are, the Council and Mayor Hogsett’s administration have not sought to protect tenants at the expense of Indianapolis landlords.
Since the adoption of Proposals 40 & 41 last year, we have also voted to allocate more than $33.5 million in CARES Act funding to a rental assistance program that provides direct payments to Marion Co landlords whose tenants have been financially impacted by the pandemic.
As I said after the Council’s vote to adopt Proposals 40 & 41, the vast majority of Indianapolis landlords conduct their business fairly and have nothing to fear from better education of renters.
The Council’s overwhelming concern now is for the tens of thousands of Marion County families who may face eviction in 2021 due to the devastating impact of the global pandemic.
A home isn’t just a structure you live in; it’s also about health and safety. We will continue our efforts to work with our colleagues at state and local levels to protect our county’s renters from a small number of predatory landlords.
