HF 779 (LSB 2467HV (2) 89)

HOUSE FILE 779

BY  COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 658)

A BILL FOR

An Act permitting landlords to use security deposits to satisfy delinquent utility accounts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 562A.12, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (4)  To satisfy debts for a tenant’s delinquent utility account.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that a landlord may withhold from a tenant’s security deposit amounts as reasonably necessary to pay for delinquent utility accounts the tenant was responsible to pay during the tenancy.