HF 482 (LSB 1291YH (3) 91)

HOUSE FILE 482

BY  JUDGE and JAMES

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the ability of landlords to terminate rental agreements of tenants of mobile home parks and manufactured home communities, and including applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 562B.10, subsection 5, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  Rental agreements shall be for a term of one year unless otherwise specified in the rental agreement. Rental agreements shall be canceled by at least ninety days’ written notice given by either party. A landlord shall not cancel a rental agreement unless the tenant has materially violated the rental agreement and shall not cancel a rental agreement solely for the purpose of making the tenant’s mobile home space available for another mobile home.
    Sec. 2.  APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies to rental agreements entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act.
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 terms and conditions of rental agreements in mobile home parks and manufactured home communities. The bill provides that a landlord shall only cancel a rental agreement if the tenant has materially violated the rental agreement. The bill applies to rental agreements entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of the bill.