A bill for an act relating to property law, including rental properties, manufactured home communities, mobile home parks, and actions relating to such properties, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
This Iowa bill (SF 2225) sets new rules for landlords in rental properties, manufactured home communities, and mobile home parks. It limits when landlords can evict tenants (requiring serious violations or business reasons), mandates 180 days' written notice for rent increases, and caps late fees based on rent amount (e.g., $12/day max for rents under $700/month). Landlords must justify rent hikes above inflation with specific costs like repairs, property taxes, or utility expenses. The changes apply to new evictions and rent increases starting upon the bill's effective date.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Last action Feb 10, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Webster, Dickey, and Weiner.
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Judiciary.
upper
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Art Staed
DDemocratic
P
Bill Dotzler
DDemocratic
P
Catelin Drey
DDemocratic
P
Izaah Knox
DDemocratic
P
Janet Petersen
DDemocratic
P
Janice Weiner
DDemocratic
P
Matt Blake
DDemocratic
P
Mike Zimmer
DDemocratic
P
Molly Donahue
DDemocratic
P
Renee Hardman
DDemocratic
P
Tom Townsend
DDemocratic
P
Tony Bisignano
DDemocratic
P
Zach Wahls
DDemocratic
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