House File 2337 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2337 BY JAMES , BROWN-POWERS , LEVIN , CROKEN , ISENHART , EHLERT , STAED , KURTH , and BAGNIEWSKI A BILL FOR An Act relating to rent increases in manufactured home 1 communities and mobile homes parks. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5720YH (3) 90 cm/jh

H.F. 2337 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 562B.12A Increasing rent. 1 1. A landlord shall not increase the rent on any resident in 2 a manufactured home community or mobile home park unless all 3 of the following have occurred: 4 a. The landlord has provided notice at least one hundred 5 eighty days in advance of the rent increase. 6 b. The landlord has held a public forum with the residents 7 of the community. 8 c. The landlord has filed a justification report with the 9 city council or county board of supervisors explaining why the 10 rate increase is necessary. 11 2. If a landlord increases the rent on a resident of a 12 manufactured home community or mobile home park by five percent 13 or more, the resident is allowed to terminate the lease without 14 penalty. 15 EXPLANATION 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 17 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 18 This bill relates to rent increases in manufactured home 19 communities and mobile home parks. The bill provides that 20 a landlord of a manufactured home community or mobile home 21 park shall not increase the rent on any resident unless the 22 landlord has provided notice at least 180 days in advance of 23 the rent increase, held a public forum with the residents of 24 the community, and filed a justification report with the city 25 council or county board of supervisors explaining why the rate 26 increase is necessary. The bill also provides that if the 27 rent increase is 5 percent or more, the tenant is allowed to 28 terminate the lease without penalty. 29 -1- LSB 5720YH (3) 90 cm/jh 1/ 1