HF 562 (LSB 2736YH (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 562

BY  THOMSON

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the repair or reconstruction of damaged or destroyed structures.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 103A.10, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  6.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the owner of a structure that is damaged or destroyed by an accident, weather event, or similar casualty may repair or reconstruct the structure to the same condition in which the structure existed immediately prior to the accident, weather event, or similar casualty if the owner begins repair or reconstruction within ten years of the accident, weather event, or similar casualty.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill allows the owner of a structure that is damaged or destroyed by an accident, weather event, or similar casualty to repair or reconstruct the structure to the same condition in which it existed immediately prior to the event if the owner of the structure begins repairing or reconstructing the structure within 10 years of the event.