House
File
562
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
562
BY
THOMSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
repair
or
reconstruction
of
damaged
or
1
destroyed
structures.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
2736YH
(2)
91
ss/ns
H.F.
562
Section
1.
Section
103A.10,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
3
to
the
contrary,
the
owner
of
a
structure
that
is
damaged
4
or
destroyed
by
an
accident,
weather
event,
or
similar
5
casualty
may
repair
or
reconstruct
the
structure
to
the
same
6
condition
in
which
the
structure
existed
immediately
prior
7
to
the
accident,
weather
event,
or
similar
casualty
if
the
8
owner
begins
repair
or
reconstruction
within
ten
years
of
the
9
accident,
weather
event,
or
similar
casualty.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
allows
the
owner
of
a
structure
that
is
damaged
or
14
destroyed
by
an
accident,
weather
event,
or
similar
casualty
to
15
repair
or
reconstruct
the
structure
to
the
same
condition
in
16
which
it
existed
immediately
prior
to
the
event
if
the
owner
of
17
the
structure
begins
repairing
or
reconstructing
the
structure
18
within
10
years
of
the
event.
19
-1-
LSB
2736YH
(2)
91
ss/ns
1/
1