Housing advocates gathered Monday to rally behind legislation to protect renters against negligent landlords.

Tenants removed evictions from their records during an eviction sealing clinic in Indianapolis Monday.

Indianapolis renters submitted more than 70 habitability complaints against a single property company to Indiana’s Attorney General’s office.

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.