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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 669: Relating to property law, including manufactured or mobile home retailer licenses, rent, rental agreements, notice requirements, and possession of property

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to property law. The bill increases the annual fee for a manufactured or mobile home retailer license from $100 to $120. The bill defines the term “rent” for purposes of Code chapter 562A (uniform residential landlord and tenant law) to include base rent, utilities, late fees, and other payments made by the tenant to the landlord under the rental agreement. The general assembly made an identical change to the term “rent” in Code chapter 562B (manufactured home communities or mobile home parks residential landlord and tenant law) in 2022.

Sponsors

Ways and Means committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 24, 2024

  • Rep. Phil Thompson (R)
  • Rep. Brian Best (R)
  • Rep. Kenan Judge (D) · kenan.judge@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 5 against

For: Conlin Properties; Eastlake Partnership; Greater Iowa Apartment Association; Home Builders Association of Iowa; Iowa Housing Partnership; Iowa Manufactured Housing Association; Landlords of Iowa

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Common Good Iowa; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund; North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters

In plain words

  1. March 15, 2023Filed in the House
  2. January 24, 2024House subcommittee named: Thompson, P., Best and Judge
  3. February 28, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. March 19, 2024Approved by the House committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF669