Legal experts say a new report on evictions in Indianapolis underscores the lack of protection for tenants. Researchers from Indianapolis-based community data center SAVI, found that properties with more health department complaints also had higher eviction rates.

The Indiana General Assembly's failure to enact tenant protections can lead to lifelong health, educational and financial challenges, according to a report by the Notre Dame Student Policy Network.

A handful of bills authored in the Indiana General Assembly to address renters’ rights failed to receive hearings by this week’s deadline and will not advance.