Klotz v. Hoyt

On Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 18A02-0707-CV-556

DICKSON, Justice.

This landlord-tenant dispute centers on Indiana's rental agreement deposit statute. We hold that a landlord's untimely or inadequate statutory damage notice to a tenant precludes only the landlord's claims for physical damage to the premises and does not bar the landlord from recovery of unpaid rent and other losses.

The facts are largely undisputed. The parties signed a residential rental agreement, commencing July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2007. The tenants gave the landlord a $600 deposit and paid $600…