House
File
720
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
720
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
171)
(COMPANION
TO
SF
252
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
authority
of
counties
and
cities
to
1
regulate
rental
housing,
and
including
effective
date
2
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
TLSB
1714HV
(1)
89
js/ns
H.F.
720
Section
1.
Section
331.304,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
13.
A
county
shall
not
adopt
or
enforce
3
an
ordinance
or
regulation
that
prohibits
an
owner,
lessor,
4
sublessor,
managing
agent,
or
other
person
having
the
right
5
to
lease,
sublease,
or
rent
out
a
dwelling
unit
from
refusing
6
to
lease
or
rent
out
the
dwelling
unit
to
a
person
because
of
7
the
person’s
use
of
a
federal
housing
choice
voucher
issued
by
8
the
United
States
department
of
housing
and
urban
development.
9
Such
an
ordinance
or
regulation
adopted
prior
to
the
effective
10
date
of
this
Act
is
void
and
unenforceable
on
and
after
the
11
effective
date
of
this
Act.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
12
“dwelling
unit”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
562A.6.
13
Sec.
2.
Section
364.3,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
14
following
new
subsection:
15
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
13.
A
city
shall
not
adopt
or
enforce
16
an
ordinance
or
regulation
that
prohibits
an
owner,
lessor,
17
sublessor,
managing
agent,
or
other
person
having
the
right
18
to
lease,
sublease,
or
rent
out
a
dwelling
unit
from
refusing
19
to
lease
or
rent
out
the
dwelling
unit
to
a
person
because
of
20
the
person’s
use
of
a
federal
housing
choice
voucher
issued
by
21
the
United
States
department
of
housing
and
urban
development.
22
Such
an
ordinance
or
regulation
adopted
prior
to
the
effective
23
date
of
this
Act
is
void
and
unenforceable
on
and
after
the
24
effective
date
of
this
Act.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
25
“dwelling
unit”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
562A.6.
26
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
27
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
28
EXPLANATION
29
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
30
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
31
This
bill
relates
to
the
authority
of
counties
and
cities
32
to
regulate
rental
housing.
The
bill
prohibits
a
county
or
33
city
from
adopting
or
enforcing
an
ordinance
or
regulation
that
34
prohibits
a
person
who
has
the
right
to
lease,
sublease,
or
35
-1-
LSB
1714HV
(1)
89
js/ns
1/
2
H.F.
720
rent
out
a
dwelling
unit
from
refusing
to
lease
or
rent
out
1
the
dwelling
unit
to
a
person
because
of
the
person’s
use
of
2
a
federal
housing
choice
voucher
issued
by
the
United
States
3
department
of
housing
and
urban
development.
Such
an
ordinance
4
or
regulation
adopted
prior
to
the
effective
date
of
the
bill
5
is
void
and
unenforceable
on
and
after
the
effective
date
of
6
the
bill.
For
purposes
of
the
bill,
“dwelling
unit”
means
a
7
structure
or
the
part
of
a
structure
that
is
used
as
a
home,
8
residence,
or
sleeping
place.
9
-2-
LSB
1714HV
(1)
89
js/ns
2/
2