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Bills › 91st General Assembly

HF 2551Died when the session ended · February 16, 2026

Relating to rent increases under residential landlord and tenant rental agreements and in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks

Sponsored by Rep. Larry McBurney (D)

Topics:Housing & property

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 16, 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 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Landlords would be limited in how much they can raise rent for people living in houses or mobile home parks. The new rent increase cannot be higher than either the local inflation rate or the increase in the property's value. Additionally, landlords must now give house tenants written notice of a rent increase, just like they already do for mobile home tenants.1

Read the official explanation

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 12 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. Under current law, a tenant of a mobile home space must be notified in writing of any rent increase at least 90 days before the effective date of the rent increase. The bill requires tenants in dwelling units to be notified of a rent increase in the same manner.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§562A.9§562B.14

How the Code works3

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