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Relating to rent increases in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks
Sponsored by Rep. Lindsay James (D), Rep. Kenan Judge (D)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 19, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeMarch 3, 2025
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- 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
Under current law, a tenant must be notified in writing of any rent increase at least ninety days before the effective date of the rent increase. Additionally, the effective date of the increase shall not be sooner than the expiration date of the original rental agreement or any renewal or extension thereof. This bill provides that a landlord is not allowed to increase a tenant’s rent more than once per calendar year unless reasonably necessary for one or more of the following reasons: an increase in insurance premiums paid by the tenant to the landlord under the rental agreement, or an increase in infrastructure-related expenses of the manufactured home community or mobile home park paid by the tenant to the landlord under the rental agreement.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named March 3, 2025. On March 5, 2025 it recommended passage.
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§562B.14
Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works
Lobbying
2 for · 8 against · 0 undecided · Who →