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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana Senate Bill 125 sets $10,000 threshold for Marion County small claims court landlord-tenant and property cases
Last action · December 11, 2025: First reading: referred to Committee on JudiciarySponsor: Greg Taylor
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 125 requires specific landlord-tenant rental disputes and property recovery claims where the amount or property value is $10,000 or less to be filed directly in a Marion County small claims court starting July 1, 2026.
- Marion County in Indiana utilizes a distinct small claims court system organized by townships, differing from the unified county courts found in other parts of the state. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Landlords
Must file landlord-tenant possessory actions involving past due rent of $10,000 or less in Marion County small claims courts rather than higher courts.
Tenants
Face possessory actions brought by landlords in Marion County small claims courts when past due rent is within the $10,000 threshold.
Property Owners
Must file property recovery actions valued at $10,000 or less in Marion County small claims courts.
Key Facts
- Landlord-tenant possessory actions where past due rent does not exceed $10,000 must be filed in a Marion County small claims court.
- Actions for the possession of property where the value does not exceed $10,000 must be filed in a Marion County small claims court.
- Interest and attorney's fees do not affect the calculation of the $10,000 jurisdictional limit.
- Circuit courts, standard superior courts, other superior courts, and probate courts in Marion County are stripped of jurisdiction over cases that must originate in the Marion County small claims court.
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- The statutory changes become effective on July 1, 2026.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Dec 11, 2025SenateIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Dec 11, 2025SenateAuthored by Senator Taylor G
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Mandatory Small Claims Filing Threshold
Shifts jurisdiction by making small claims court filing mandatory for specific landlord-tenant and property recovery claims up to $10,000 in Marion County.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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