House File 184 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 184 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 9) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the authority of cities to regulate and 1 restrict the occupancy of residential rental property. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1369HV (2) 85 aw/sc

H.F. 184 Section 1. Section 414.1, subsection 1, Code 2013, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. a. For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, 3 morals, or the general welfare of the community or for the 4 purpose of preserving historically significant areas of 5 the community, any city is hereby empowered to regulate and 6 restrict the height, number of stories, and size of buildings 7 and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be 8 occupied, the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces, the 9 density of population, and the location and use of buildings, 10 structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, or other 11 purposes. 12 b. A city shall not adopt or enforce any regulation or 13 restriction related to the occupancy of residential rental 14 property that is based upon the existence of familial or 15 nonfamilial relationships between the occupants of such rental 16 property. 17 EXPLANATION 18 This bill relates to the authority of cities to regulate and 19 restrict the occupancy of residential rental property. 20 The bill provides that a city shall not adopt or enforce 21 any regulation or restriction related to the occupancy 22 of residential rental property based upon the familial or 23 nonfamilial relationships of occupants. 24 -1- LSB 1369HV (2) 85 aw/sc 1/ 1