House File 487 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 487 BY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO HF 191) (As Amended and Passed by the House March 19, 2013 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to manufactured and mobile homes, including 1 property taxes, landlord and tenant law, and certificates of 2 title. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 HF 487 (2) 85 dea/nh/md

H.F. 487 Section 1. Section 321.45, subsection 4, Code 2013, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 4. After acquiring a used mobile home or manufactured home 3 to be titled in Iowa, a manufactured or mobile home retailer, 4 as defined in section 103A.51 , shall within thirty days apply 5 for and obtain from the county treasurer of the retailer’s 6 county of residence where the mobile home or manufactured home 7 is located a new certificate of title for the mobile home 8 or manufactured home. In the event that there is a prior 9 lien or encumbrance to be released, as required by section 10 321.50, subsection 5 , the thirty-day time period in this 11 subsection does not begin to run until the lien or encumbrance 12 is released. 13 Sec. 2. Section 321.49, subsection 3, Code 2013, is amended 14 to read as follows: 15 3. A manufactured or mobile home retailer who acquires a 16 used mobile home or manufactured home, titled in Iowa, and who 17 does not apply for and obtain a certificate of title from the 18 county treasurer of the county where the manufactured or mobile 19 home retailer’s county of residence is located within thirty 20 days of the date of acquisition, as required under section 21 321.45, subsection 4 , is subject to a penalty of ten dollars. 22 A certificate of title shall not be issued to the manufactured 23 or mobile home retailer until the penalty is paid. 24 Sec. 3. Section 435.1, subsection 6, Code 2013, is amended 25 to read as follows: 26 6. “Mobile home park” means a site, lot, field, or tract 27 of land upon which three or more mobile homes , or manufactured 28 homes, modular homes, or motor homes, or a combination of any 29 of these homes, are placed on developed spaces and operated 30 as a for-profit enterprise with water, sewer or septic, and 31 electrical services available. The term “mobile home park” 32 shall not be construed to include manufactured or mobile homes, 33 buildings, tents, or other structures temporarily maintained by 34 any an individual, educational institution, or company on their 35 -1- HF 487 (2) 85 dea/nh/md 1/ 2

H.F. 487 own premises and used exclusively to house their own labor or 1 students. The term “mobile home park” shall not be construed to 2 include a campground as defined in section 557B.1. 3 Sec. 4. Section 435.1, Code 2013, is amended by adding the 4 following new subsection: 5 NEW SUBSECTION . 8. “Motor home” means as defined in section 6 321.1, subsection 36C. 7 Sec. 5. Section 562B.7, subsection 7, Code 2013, is amended 8 to read as follows: 9 7. “Mobile home park” shall mean any means a site, lot, 10 field , or tract of land upon which three or more mobile homes, 11 manufactured homes, or modular homes , or motor homes, or a 12 combination of any of these homes , are placed on developed 13 spaces and operated as a for-profit enterprise with water, 14 sewer or septic, and electrical services available. The 15 term “mobile home park” shall not be construed to include 16 manufactured or mobile homes, buildings, tents, or other 17 structures temporarily maintained by an individual, educational 18 institution, or company on their own premises and used 19 exclusively to house their own labor or students. The 20 term “mobile home park” shall not be construed to include a 21 campground as defined in section 557B.1. 22 Sec. 6. Section 562B.7, Code 2013, is amended by adding the 23 following new subsection: 24 NEW SUBSECTION . 8A. “Motor home” means as defined in 25 section 321.1, subsection 36C. 26 -2- HF 487 (2) 85 dea/nh/md 2/ 2