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RAINBOW REALTY GROUP, INC. v. CARTER

Supreme Court Case No. 19S-CC-38.

131 N.E.3d 168 (2019)

RAINBOW REALTY GROUP, INC., et al., Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Katrina CARTER and Quentin Lintner, Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

FILED September 13, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS/CROSS-APPELLEES: Karl L. Mulvaney , Nana Quay-Smith , Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES/CROSS-APPELLANTS: Jon Laramore , Cheryl Koch-Martinez , Adam Mueller , Indiana Legal Services, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, John E. Brengle , Indiana Legal Services, Inc., New Albany, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR AMICUS CURIAE STATE OF INDIANA: Curtis T. Hill, Jr. , Attorney General of Indiana, Thomas M. Fisher , Solicitor General of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, Justin G. Hazlett , Section Chief, Consumer Litigation, Indianapolis, Indiana, Steven P. Frank , Michelle Alyea , Amanda Lee , Lara Langeneckert , Julia C. Payne , Deputy Attorneys General, Indianapolis, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR AMICI CURIAE CONSOLIDATED CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS AND MARION COUNTY: Donald E. Morgan , Office of Corporation Counsel, Indianapolis, Indiana, Maggie L. Smith , Darren A. Craig , Frost Brown Todd LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR AMICUS CURIAE INDIANA ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC. d/b/a PROSPERITY INDIANA: Maggie L. Smith , Darren A. Craig , Frost Brown Todd LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR AMICUS CURIAE NEIGHBORHOOD CHRISTIAN LEGAL CLINIC: Maggie L. Smith , Darren A. Craig , Frost Brown Todd LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana, Chase M. Haller , Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, Indianapolis, Indiana

ATTORNEY FOR AMICI CURIAE NOTRE DAME CLINICAL LAW CENTER, AND NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER: Judith Fox , Notre Dame Clinical Law Center, South Bend, Indiana

ATTORNEY FOR AMICUS CURIAE FAIR HOUSING CENTER OF CENTRAL INDIANA: James Strenski , Cantrell, Strenski & Mehringer, LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana

Opinion by Justice Slaughter

We hold that the parties' "rent-to-buy" agreement is not a land-sale contract but a rental agreement subject to Indiana's residential landlord-tenant statutes. Plaintiffs, which own and manage the properties held in inventory, are "landlords" that violated the Statutes by delivering...

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