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1 1 Section 1. Section 562B.25, subsection 3, Code 2001, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 3. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the
1 4 landlord may recover damages, obtain injunctive relief or
1 5 recover possession of the mobile home space pursuant to an
1 6 action in forcible detainer for any material noncompliance by
1 7 the tenant with the rental agreement or with section 562B.18.
1 8 In an action in forcible detainer in which the mobile home
1 9 tenant has made improvements other than a natural lawn
1 10 pursuant to section 562B.10, the court shall order the parties
1 11 to participate in mediation, pursuant to section 648.22C.
1 12 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 648.22C FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER
1 13 ACTIONS INVOLVING IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE HOMES AND
1 14 MANUFACTURED HOMES.
1 15 1. Upon the filing of a petition in an action in forcible
1 16 detainer in which the mobile home tenant has made improvements
1 17 to the tenant's mobile home space pursuant to section 562B.10,
1 18 the court shall order the parties to participate in mediation.
1 19 The court shall set a hearing, to be held not later than sixty
1 20 days from the date of the filing of the petition, to review
1 21 the progress of the mediation and enter any appropriate
1 22 orders. If the parties fail to reach a mediation agreement
1 23 and judgment is entered against the mobile home tenant,
1 24 execution of an order for removal cannot occur sooner than
1 25 sixty days after the conclusion of the mediation. Mediation
1 26 performed under this section shall comply with the provisions
1 27 of chapter 679C.
1 28 2. If the mobile home tenant is ordered removed for any
1 29 reason except nonpayment of rent, the landlord shall reimburse
1 30 the tenant for any damages to the improvements made to the
1 31 mobile home space, pursuant to section 562B.10, caused by the
1 32 removal.
1 33 EXPLANATION
1 34 This bill relates to forcible entry and detainer actions
1 35 where a mobile home tenant has made an improvement, except to
2 1 a natural lawn, on a mobile home space. The bill provides
2 2 that in such cases, the court shall order the parties to
2 3 participate in mediation, which shall be held not later than
2 4 60 days from the date of the filing of the petition. The bill
2 5 further provides that if the parties fail to reach a mediation
2 6 agreement and judgment is entered against the mobile home
2 7 tenant, execution of an order for removal cannot occur sooner
2 8 than 60 days after the conclusion of the mediation. The bill
2 9 also provides that mediation under this section shall be
2 10 conducted pursuant to Code chapter 679C.
2 11 The bill further provides that if a mobile home tenant is
2 12 removed for any reason except nonpayment of rent, the landlord
2 13 shall reimburse the tenant for any damages made to the
2 14 tenant's improvements caused by the removal.
2 15 LSB 2977XS 79
2 16 rh/gg/8
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