SSB 3039 (LSB 5178XC (4) 90)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON GREEN)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to common interest communities and unit owner associations and the display of the American flag.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  499C.3  Display of the American flag.
   The declaration of a common interest community, the bylaws of a unit owners association or an executive board, and the rules of a unit owners association or a common interest community shall not prohibit a unit owner from displaying or flying the American flag on the exterior of the unit owner’s unit.
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 the right of unit owners in common interest communities to display the American flag on the exterior of their unit. The bill prohibits a common interest community, executive board, or unit owners association from placing restrictions on the unit owners’ right to display the American flag on the exterior of the owner’s unit.