HF 266 (LSB 1719YH (6) 91)

HOUSE FILE 266

BY  WICHTENDAHL, CROKEN, MADISON, R. JOHNSON, WILBURN, AMOS JR., BROWN-POWERS, KURTH, MATSON, JUDGE, LEVIN, B. MEYER, KRESSIG, and BAGNIEWSKI

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to application fees charged by landlords to prospective tenants.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 562A.9, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  6.  If a person is required to pay an application fee to a landlord prior to entering into a rental agreement, the landlord shall refund fifty percent of the application fee to the person if the applicant is not selected as a tenant by the landlord to rent the dwelling 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 provides that if a person pays an application fee to a landlord and is not selected as a tenant, the landlord must refund the person 50 percent of the application fee.