Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF481: A BILL FOR An Act relating to rent increases in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks
Status: In committee, March 5, 2025
An Act relating to rent increases in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to rent increases in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks.
From the introduced text, February 19, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to rent increases in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2405YH (3) ll/jh H.F. Section 1. Section 562B.14, subsection 7, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 7. a. Each tenant shall be notified, in writing, of any rent increase at least ninety days before the effective date. Such effective date shall not be sooner than the expiration date of the original rental agreement or any renewal or extension thereof. b. The landlord shall not increase the amount of rent more than once per calendar year unless reasonably necessary for one or more of the following reasons: (1) An increase in insurance premiums paid by the tenant to the landlord under the rental agreement. (2) An increase in infrastructure-related expenses of the manufactured home community or mobile home park paid by the tenant to the landlord under the rental agreement. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. Under current law, a tenant must be notified in writing of any rent increase at least ninety days before the effective date of the rent increase. Additionally, the effective date of the increase shall not be sooner than …
Sponsors
- Kenan Judge (D, 27) · primary sponsor
- Lindsay James (D, 71)
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2025 7:30AM House Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Thomson, C., James and Stone. H.J. 487 .
- : Rereferred to Judiciary. H.J. 485 .
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 359 .
Subjects: rental property, landlord and tenant, trailer parks, manufactured homes, mobile homes
Common questions
- What is HF481?
- HF481 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to rent increases in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks.
- What does HF481 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to rent increases in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks.
- What is the status of HF481?
- In committee as of March 5, 2025. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends passage. (March 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF481?
- Kenan Judge (D, 27), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HF481?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0481&ga=91
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