HF 2337 (LSB 5720YH (3) 90)

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 communities and mobile homes parks.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  562B.12A  Increasing rent.
   1.  A landlord shall not increase the rent on any resident in a manufactured home community or mobile home park unless all of the following have occurred:
   a.  The landlord has provided notice at least one hundred eighty days in advance of the rent increase.
   b.  The landlord has held a public forum with the residents of the community.
   c.  The landlord has filed a justification report with the city council or county board of supervisors explaining why the rate increase is necessary.
   2.  If a landlord increases the rent on a resident of a manufactured home community or mobile home park by five percent or more, the resident is allowed to terminate the lease without penalty.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to rent increases in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks. The bill provides that a landlord of a manufactured home community or mobile home park shall not increase the rent on any resident unless the landlord has provided notice at least 180 days in advance of the rent increase, held a public forum with the residents of the community, and filed a justification report with the city council or county board of supervisors explaining why the rate increase is necessary. The bill also provides that if the rent increase is 5 percent or more, the tenant is allowed to terminate the lease without penalty.