House File 2360 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  PETERSEN


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act to require landlords of residential property to provide
  2    prospective tenants the monthly budget billing amount and
  3    highest monthly bill from the utility that provides heat to
  4    the premises.
  5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  6 TLSB 6356HH 81
  7 kk/sh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 562A.13, subsection 4, Code 2005, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    4.  The landlord or any person authorized to enter into a
  1  4 rental agreement on the landlord's behalf shall fully explain
  1  5 utility rates, charges, and services to the prospective tenant
  1  6 before entering into the rental agreement is signed unless.
  1  7 For any utility providing heat to the premises that is paid by
  1  8 the tenant directly to the utility company, the landlord shall
  1  9 provide the prospective tenant the monthly budget billing
  1 10 amount for the utility providing heat to the premises and the
  1 11 amount of the highest monthly bill for that utility from the
  1 12 most recent heating season.
  1 13                           EXPLANATION
  1 14    This bill requires landlords to provide certain information
  1 15 regarding utility heating bills for the premises offered for
  1 16 rent prior to entering into a rental agreement with a
  1 17 prospective tenant.  A landlord or person authorized to enter
  1 18 into a rental agreement is required to provide a prospective
  1 19 tenant with the monthly budget billing amount charged by the
  1 20 utility that provides heat to the premises and the amount of
  1 21 the highest monthly bill charged by the utility from the most
  1 22 recent heating season for the premises.
  1 23 LSB 6356HH 81
  1 24 kk:nh/sh/8