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.
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     2  2 BELL of Jasper
     2  3 HF 2700.220 82
     2  4 md/rj/21382

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