Bill > HF481

This bill modifies existing Iowa law regarding rent increases in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks by establishing additional restrictions on how often and why landlords can raise rent. Currently, tenants must receive written notice of a rent increase at least 90 days before the increase takes effect, and the increase cannot occur before the expiration of the original rental agreement. The new bill maintains these existing notification requirements while adding a crucial limitation: landlords can now only increase rent once per calendar year, with exceptions allowed for specific, demonstrable reasons. These exceptions include situations where there are verifiable increases in insurance premiums paid by the tenant to the landlord or documented increases in infrastructure-related expenses for the manufactured home community or mobile home park. By implementing these provisions, the bill aims to provide more predictability and protection for tenants in manufactured home communities by preventing frequent or arbitrary rent increases while still allowing landlords to adjust rent to cover legitimate, increased operating costs.

Government Affairs, Justice

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=HF481