A bill for an act relating to short-term rental property classification by cities.

HF 2320 allows Iowa cities to regulate short-term rental properties (like those listed on platforms such as Airbnb) for the first time. It permits cities to require property owners to register their short-term rentals and impose penalties for non-registration. Cities can also treat these properties as "lodging" to collect the existing hotel and motel tax, which they previously could not do under current law. This bill removes the current statewide prohibition on city regulation of short-term rentals. It directly affects cities seeking to manage these properties and property owners renting out dwellings for short stays.