91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 740: 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 General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. 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 three times 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. Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Rep. Austin Baeth (D), Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D), Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D), Rep. Jeff Cooling (D), Rep. Ken Croken (D), Rep. Tracy A. Ehlert (D), Rep. Daniel Gosa (D), Rep. Rob Johnson (D), Rep. Bob Kressig (D), Rep. Monica Kurth (D), Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D), Rep. Mary Lee Madison (D), Rep. Heather Matson (D), Rep. Larry McBurney (D), Rep. Brian Meyer (D), Rep. Rick L. Olson (D), Rep. Dr. Megan L. Srinivas (D), Rep. Josh Turek (D), Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D), Rep. Ross Wilburn (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Iowa State Bar Association
In plain words
- March 5, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary 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/HF740