Related to city regulation of single-family residential property

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2026
2. ✕
   Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
3. Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill allows a city to require the first purchaser of a single-family residential home in a new housing development to physically occupy the single-family residential home for one year after the purchase of the home. The city may charge the owner of a single-family residential home a fine for a violation of the bill. The bill includes a good-faith exemption for an owner seeking to sell the house in the one-year occupancy period. The bill defines “new housing development” to mean any housing that is being sold for the first time on the market including housing that is newly constructed as part of a development agreement between the city and a developer. The bill defines “occupy” to mean to physically reside in and use a property as a home, residence, or sleeping space.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§414.1

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