House Amendment 8692 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2700 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 34, by inserting after line 28 the 1 3 following: 1 4 <Sec. . Section 562A.12, subsection 3, 1 5 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2007, is amended to read 1 6 as follows: 1 7 A landlord shall, within thirty days from the date 1 8 of termination of the tenancy and receipt of the 1 9 tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions, 1 10 return the rental deposit to the tenant or furnish to 1 11 the tenant a written statement showing the specific 1 12 reason for withholding of the rental deposit or any 1 13 portion thereof. If the rental deposit or any portion 1 14 of the rental deposit is withheld for the restoration 1 15 of the dwelling unit, the statement shall specify the 1 16 nature of the damages. In addition to a written 1 17 statement of the reasons for withholding a rental 1 18 deposit, the landlord shall provide photographic 1 19 documentation of any damage described in the written 1 20 statement and provide copies of all documentation 1 21 related to any inspection conducted following 1 22 termination of the tenancy. The landlord may withhold 1 23 from the rental deposit only such amounts as are 1 24 reasonably necessary for the following reasons: 1 25 Sec. . Section 562A.13, Code 2007, is amended 1 26 by adding the following new subsection: 1 27 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. The landlord or a person 1 28 authorized to enter into a rental agreement on behalf 1 29 of the landlord shall provide to the tenant at or 1 30 before the commencement of the tenancy all of the 1 31 following: 1 32 a. A written statement of all damage to the 1 33 dwelling unit caused by the previous tenant. 1 34 b. Photographs of the dwelling unit taken during 1 35 the inspection conducted at the expiration of the 1 36 previous tenancy. 1 37 c. A written statement of all restoration or 1 38 repairs made following the expiration of the previous 1 39 tenancy. 1 40 Sec. . Section 562A.15, Code 2007, is amended 1 41 by adding the following new subsection: 1 42 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. The landlord of a premises 1 43 having twenty=five or more rental dwelling units is 1 44 required to employ an on=site manager. The on=site 1 45 manager may either reside on the premises or operate 1 46 an office on the premises during normal business 1 47 hours. A landlord may serve as an on=site manager.> 1 48 #2. By renumbering as necessary. 1 49 1 50 2 1 2 2 BELL of Jasper 2 3 HF 2700.220 82 2 4 md/rj/21382 -1-