Evansville, IN Rental Inspections: Tenant Complaint Process (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- written complaint to the Code Official
- Who may complain
- resident, agency, tenant, owner, or agent
- Fee waived
- if no violation is found
- Governing code
- Chapter 15.15 property maintenance code
- Ordinance
- G-2011-6, passed April 5, 2011
Summary
A written complaint from a tenant, the tenant's legal representative, the owner, an owner's agent, or any City resident can trigger a rental-dwelling inspection under Evansville's property maintenance code.
Inspections may be performed at the discretion of the Code Official ... or upon the written complaint of any resident of the City, any governmental agency, the dwelling unit's tenant, the tenant's legal representative, the owner, or the owner's agent.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance G-2026-12, passed June 22, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Evansville Municipal Code § 15.16.030(C) lists who can set an inspection in motion: any City resident, a governmental agency, the dwelling unit's tenant or the tenant's legal representative, the owner, or the owner's agent may file a written complaint with the Code Official. The Code Official then investigates the registered rental dwelling for violations of the property maintenance code in Chapter 15.15. If the inspection turns up insufficient evidence of a violation, EMC 15.16.030(E)(1) waives the inspection fee; if violations are confirmed and corrected within 10 days of a voluntary registration, the fee is also waived under EMC 15.16.030(E)(2).
Violations & Fines
If a complaint-triggered inspection confirms a substandard condition, the Building Commission can require the property to register as a substandard rental and correct violations within 10 days or a Commissioner-approved period.
Frequently Asked Questions
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