IC 32-31-6-6 : Emergency order
Sec. 6. (a) At the emergency hearing, if the court finds:
(1) probable cause to believe that the landlord has violated or threatened to violate IC 32-31-5-6; and (2) that the tenant will suffer immediate and serious injury, loss, or damage;
the court shall issue an emergency order under subsection (b).
(b) If the court makes a finding under subsection (a), the court shall order the landlord to do either or both of the following:
(1) Return possession of the dwelling unit to the tenant if the tenant has been deprived of possession of the dwelling unit.
(c) The court may make other orders that the court considers just under the circumstances, including setting a subsequent hearing at the request of a party to adjudicate related claims between the parties.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-7-9-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16.