House File 2432 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2432 BY JAMES , MADISON , STAED , LEVIN , BROWN-POWERS , EHLERT , CAHILL , BAGNIEWSKI , CROKEN , and WILBURN A BILL FOR An Act authorizing the attorney general to enforce violations 1 of the manufactured home communities or mobile home parks 2 residential landlord and tenant Act. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5723YH (2) 90 cm/jh

H.F. 2432 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 562B.33 Enforcement. 1 The attorney general shall have the authority to investigate 2 and enforce repeated or multiple violations of this chapter. 3 Repeated or multiple violations of this chapter are an 4 unlawful practice under section 714.16 and all the remedies and 5 penalties of section 714.16 are available for such a violation. 6 EXPLANATION 7 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 8 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 9 This bill authorizes the attorney general to investigate and 10 enforce repeated or multiple violations of Code chapter 562B. 11 The bill also provides that repeated or multiple violations 12 of Code chapter 562B are an unlawful practice under Code 13 section 714.16 (consumer frauds). Several types of remedies 14 are available if a court finds that a person has committed an 15 unlawful practice, including injunctive relief, disgorgement of 16 moneys or property, and a civil penalty not to exceed $40,000 17 per violation. 18 -1- LSB 5723YH (2) 90 cm/jh 1/ 1