renters

A Muncie property management group has settled with the state of Indiana for what the attorney general’s office calls “alleged misconduct” after hundreds of renters came forward complaining of problems.

Republican state lawmakers have long resisted taking up legislation strengthening tenants’ legal rights, making Rokita an outlier at the state level — but a possible ally for advocates who’ve struggled to advance such changes.

Tenants say rents and mandatory fees are high, while emergency maintenance requests go unanswered for weeks or longer.

Hoosiers from across the state gathered at the Indiana Statehouse Thursday to demand legislation to protect tenants. Organizers created Tenants Day of Action to give renters a way for their voices to be heard.