Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF740: A BILL FOR An Act relating to rent increases under residential landlord and tenant rental agreements and in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks
Status: In committee, March 5, 2025
An Act relating to rent increases under residential landlord and tenant rental agreements and in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to rent increases under residential landlord and tenant rental agreements and in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks.
From the introduced text, March 5, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to rent increases under residential landlord and tenant rental agreements and in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2075YH (6) ll/jh H.F. Section 1. Section 562A.9, subsection 3, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 3. Rent shall be payable without demand or notice at the time and place agreed upon by the parties. If a landlord applies a rent increase to the dwelling unit of a current tenant, the percentage increase shall not be greater than three times the percentage increase of the consumer price index for all urban consumers in the midwest region over the previous twelve months or the percentage increase of the property value of the premises as determined by the county assessor for the same time period since the last rent increase, whichever is higher. Unless otherwise agreed, rent is payable at the dwelling unit and periodic rent is payable at the beginning of any term of one month or less and otherwise in equal monthly installments at the beginning of each month. Unless otherwise agreed, rent shall be uniformly apportionable from day-to-day. Sec. 2. Section 562B.14, subsection 7, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 7. If a landlord applies a rent …
Sponsors
- Josh Turek (D, 20) · primary sponsor
- Heather Matson (D, 42)
- Sean Bagniewski (D, 35)
- Mary Madison (D, 31)
- Rob Johnson (D, 34)
- Ken Croken (D, 97)
- Jr, Amos
- Aime Wichtendahl (D, 80)
- Daniel Gosa (D, 81)
- Timi Brown-Powers (D, 61)
- Bob Kressig (D, 75)
- Megan Srinivas (D, 30)
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 512 .
Subjects: rental property, landlord and tenant, trailer parks, manufactured homes
Common questions
- What is HF740?
- HF740 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to rent increases under residential landlord and tenant rental agreements and in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks.
- What does HF740 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to rent increases under residential landlord and tenant rental agreements and in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks.
- What is the status of HF740?
- In committee as of March 5, 2025. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 512 . (March 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF740?
- Josh Turek (D, 20), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF740?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0740&ga=91
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