House
File
613
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
613
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
211)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
restricting
the
ability
of
cities
and
counties
to
1
adopt
or
enforce
certain
ordinances
relating
to
residential
2
property.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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2707HV
(1)
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aw/sc
H.F.
613
Section
1.
Section
331.302,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
17.
A
county
shall
not
adopt
or
enforce
3
an
ordinance
that
creates
different
classes
of
persons
4
within
the
ordinance
to
distinguish
between
persons
living
in
5
owner-occupied
housing
and
persons
living
in
rental
properties
6
or
that
creates
different
classes
of
residential
property
based
7
on
whether
the
property
is
owner-occupied
or
is
leased
to
a
8
person
who
does
not
own
the
property.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
364.3,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
the
10
following
new
subsection:
11
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
A
city
shall
not
adopt
or
enforce
an
12
ordinance
that
creates
different
classes
of
persons
within
13
the
ordinance
to
distinguish
between
persons
living
in
14
owner-occupied
housing
and
persons
living
in
rental
properties
15
or
that
creates
different
classes
of
residential
property
based
16
on
whether
the
property
is
owner-occupied
or
is
leased
to
a
17
person
who
does
not
own
the
property.
18
EXPLANATION
19
This
bill
restricts
the
ability
of
cities
and
counties
to
20
adopt
and
enforce
ordinances
which
distinguish
between
persons
21
living
in
owner-occupied
housing
and
persons
living
in
rental
22
properties
or
which
distinguishes
residential
property
based
on
23
whether
it
is
owner-occupied
or
leased.
24
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