91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2551: Relating to rent increases under residential landlord and tenant rental agreements and in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks
Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill limits the amount a landlord can increase rent on current tenants under residential landlord and tenant agreements and in manufactured home communities or mobile home parks. The bill provides that if a landlord applies a rent increase to the dwelling unit or mobile home space of a current tenant, the percentage increase shall not be greater than either the percentage increase of the consumer price index for all urban consumers in the midwest region over the previous months or the percentage increase of the property value of the premises or the manufactured home community or mobile home park, respectively, as determined by the county assessor for the same period since the last rent increase, whichever is higher.
Sponsors
Rep. Larry McBurney (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
In plain words
- February 16, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Commerce 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/91/HF2551