Model Healthy Homes Code. The model code was developed using language from many different recognized sources that are cited in the references section.
Outline. This document is designed as a menu to demonstrate the various healthy housing categories. It might be useful to review the categories before tackling the entire code.
Definitions used in the model code. Definitions help make code or ordinance language clearer.
Model Healthy Homes Code with Annotations. This document includes brief descriptions of public health implications for many of the provisions.
Rental Provisions. Since so many healthy housing issues involve rental housing, provisions specific to rental property are presented as a separate document. These provisions can be mixed and matched with model code language to address specific local needs.
Registry. The efforts of local health departments and building authorities to get corrective action is often thwarted by the difficulty of finding the actual owner of rental property. Two Indiana cities have developed rental registries to address this challenge. Their processes are described and registration forms are available in this section.
References. This section contains the citations and references that serve as the basis for specific code provisions.
Other Indiana Statutes That Apply. Indiana codes that are relevant to healthy housing but have not been cited elsewhere in these model codes.
