Bill Text: IA HF689 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to landlords and tenants, including the source of income tenants use for rent payments.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-28 - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 480. [HF689 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HF689-Introduced.html
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BY
CROKEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
landlords
and
tenants,
including
the
source
1
of
income
tenants
use
for
rent
payments.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.304,
subsection
13,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
364.3,
subsection
16,
Code
2025,
is
amended
3
by
striking
the
subsection.
4
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
562A.11A
Prohibition
on
distinction,
5
discrimination,
or
restriction
based
on
source
of
income
of
6
tenant.
7
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
“source
of
income”
includes
8
benefits
or
subsidy
programs
including
housing
assistance,
9
housing
choice
vouchers
provided
under
42
U.S.C.
§1437f,
10
public
assistance,
veterans’
benefits,
social
security,
11
supplemental
security
income
or
other
retirement
programs,
and
12
other
programs
administered
by
any
federal,
state,
local,
or
13
nonprofit
entity.
“Source
of
income”
does
not
include
income
14
that
a
prospective
tenant
cannot
demonstrate
is
derived
from
15
sources
and
activities
permitted
by
law
and
is
provided
on
an
16
ongoing
basis,
or
housing
assistance
that
is
not
approved
by
17
the
appropriate
agency
within
thirty
days
after
the
landlord
18
provides
all
information
required
as
a
condition
of
the
19
agency’s
approval,
including
evidence
that
all
repairs
required
20
before
occupancy
have
been
completed.
21
2.
A
landlord
shall
not,
based
on
the
source
of
income
of
22
an
otherwise
eligible
prospective
or
current
tenant,
do
any
of
23
the
following:
24
a.
Deny
or
terminate
a
tenancy
to
the
prospective
or
current
25
tenant.
26
b.
Make
any
distinction,
discrimination,
or
restriction
27
against
the
prospective
or
current
tenant
in
the
price,
terms,
28
conditions,
fees,
or
privileges
relating
to
the
rental,
lease,
29
or
occupancy
of
a
dwelling
unit
or
in
the
furnishing
of
any
30
facilities
or
services
in
connection
with
the
rental,
lease,
or
31
occupancy
of
the
dwelling
unit.
32
c.
Otherwise
make
unavailable
or
deny
any
dwelling
unit
to
33
the
prospective
or
current
tenant
if
the
prospective
or
current
34
tenant
would
be
eligible
to
rent
the
dwelling
unit
but
for
the
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individual’s
source
of
income.
1
d.
Represent
to
the
prospective
tenant
that
a
dwelling
unit
2
is
not
available
for
inspection,
rental,
or
lease
when
in
fact
3
the
dwelling
unit
is
available,
or
knowingly
fail
to
bring
a
4
rental
listing
to
the
prospective
tenant’s
attention,
or
refuse
5
to
permit
the
prospective
tenant
to
inspect
a
dwelling
unit.
6
e.
Make
any
distinction,
discrimination,
or
restriction
7
against
the
prospective
or
current
tenant
in
the
price,
8
terms,
conditions,
fees,
or
privileges
relating
to
the
rental,
9
lease,
or
occupancy
of
any
dwelling
unit
on
the
basis
of
10
the
prospective
or
current
tenant’s
use
of
emergency
rental
11
assistance.
12
f.
If
the
landlord
requires
a
prospective
or
current
tenant
13
to
have
a
certain
threshold
level
of
income,
exclude
any
14
source
of
income
in
the
form
of
a
rent
voucher
or
subsidy
when
15
calculating
whether
the
income
criteria
have
been
met.
This
16
paragraph
does
not
apply
to
emergency
rental
assistance.
17
g.
Attempt
to
discourage
the
rental
or
lease
of
any
dwelling
18
unit
to
the
prospective
or
current
tenant.
19
h.
Publish,
circulate,
display,
or
cause
to
be
published,
20
circulated,
or
displayed
any
communication,
notice,
21
advertisement,
or
sign
of
any
kind
relating
to
the
rental
22
or
lease
of
any
dwelling
unit
that
indicates
a
preference,
23
limitation,
or
requirement
based
on
any
source
of
income.
24
i.
Assist,
induce,
incite,
or
coerce
another
person
to
25
commit
an
act
or
engage
in
a
practice
that
violates
this
26
section.
27
j.
Coerce,
intimidate,
threaten,
or
interfere
with
any
28
person
in
the
exercise
or
enjoyment
of,
or
on
account
of
29
the
person
having
exercised
or
enjoyed
or
having
aided
or
30
encouraged
any
other
person
in
the
exercise
or
enjoyment
of,
31
any
right
granted
or
protected
under
this
section.
32
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
562B.11A
Prohibition
on
distinction,
33
discrimination,
or
restriction
based
on
source
of
income
of
34
tenant.
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1.
As
used
in
this
section,
“source
of
income”
means
the
1
same
as
defined
in
section
562A.11A.
2
2.
A
landlord
shall
not,
based
on
the
source
of
income
of
3
an
otherwise
eligible
prospective
or
current
tenant,
do
any
of
4
the
following:
5
a.
Deny
or
terminate
a
tenancy
to
the
prospective
or
current
6
tenant.
7
b.
Make
any
distinction,
discrimination,
or
restriction
8
against
the
prospective
or
current
tenant
in
the
price,
terms,
9
conditions,
fees,
or
privileges
relating
to
the
rental,
lease,
10
or
occupancy
of
a
mobile
home
space
or
in
the
furnishing
of
any
11
facilities
or
services
in
connection
with
the
rental,
lease,
or
12
occupancy
of
the
mobile
home
space.
13
c.
Otherwise
make
unavailable
or
deny
any
mobile
home
space
14
to
the
prospective
or
current
tenant
if
the
prospective
or
15
current
tenant
would
be
eligible
to
rent
the
mobile
home
space
16
but
for
the
individual’s
source
of
income.
17
d.
Represent
to
the
prospective
tenant
that
a
mobile
home
18
space
is
not
available
for
inspection,
rental,
or
lease
when
in
19
fact
the
mobile
home
space
is
available,
or
knowingly
fail
to
20
bring
a
rental
listing
to
the
prospective
tenant’s
attention,
21
or
refuse
to
permit
the
prospective
tenant
to
inspect
a
mobile
22
home
space.
23
e.
Make
any
distinction,
discrimination,
or
restriction
24
against
the
prospective
or
current
tenant
in
the
price,
25
terms,
conditions,
fees,
or
privileges
relating
to
the
rental,
26
lease,
or
occupancy
of
any
mobile
home
space
on
the
basis
of
27
the
prospective
or
current
tenant’s
use
of
emergency
rental
28
assistance.
29
f.
If
the
landlord
requires
a
prospective
or
current
tenant
30
to
have
a
certain
threshold
level
of
income,
exclude
any
31
source
of
income
in
the
form
of
a
rent
voucher
or
subsidy
when
32
calculating
whether
the
income
criteria
have
been
met.
This
33
paragraph
does
not
apply
to
emergency
rental
assistance.
34
g.
Attempt
to
discourage
the
rental
or
lease
of
any
mobile
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home
space
to
the
prospective
or
current
tenant.
1
h.
Publish,
circulate,
display,
or
cause
to
be
published,
2
circulated,
or
displayed
any
communication,
notice,
3
advertisement,
or
sign
of
any
kind
relating
to
the
rental
or
4
lease
of
any
mobile
home
space
that
indicates
a
preference,
5
limitation,
or
requirement
based
on
any
source
of
income.
6
i.
Assist,
induce,
incite,
or
coerce
another
person
to
7
commit
an
act
or
engage
in
a
practice
that
violates
this
8
section.
9
j.
Coerce,
intimidate,
threaten,
or
interfere
with
any
10
person
in
the
exercise
or
enjoyment
of,
or
on
account
of
11
the
person
having
exercised
or
enjoyed
or
having
aided
or
12
encouraged
any
other
person
in
the
exercise
or
enjoyment
of,
13
any
right
granted
or
protected
under
this
section.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
relates
to
landlords
and
tenants
and
the
source
of
18
income
that
a
tenant
may
use
to
pay
rent.
19
The
bill
defines
“source
of
income”
to
include
benefits
20
or
subsidy
programs
including
housing
assistance,
housing
21
choice
vouchers,
public
assistance,
veterans’
benefits,
social
22
security,
supplemental
security
income
or
other
retirement
23
programs,
and
other
programs
administered
by
any
federal,
24
state,
local,
or
nonprofit
entity.
“Source
of
income”
does
25
not,
however,
include
income
that
a
prospective
tenant
cannot
26
demonstrate
is
derived
from
sources
and
activities
permitted
by
27
law
and
is
provided
on
an
ongoing
basis,
or
housing
assistance
28
that
is
not
approved
by
the
appropriate
agency
within
30
days
29
after
the
landlord
provides
all
information
required
as
a
30
condition
of
the
agency’s
approval,
including
evidence
that
all
31
repairs
required
before
occupancy
have
been
completed.
32
The
bill
provides
that
under
both
Code
chapters
562A
33
(residential
landlord
and
tenant
law)
and
562B
(manufactured
34
home
community
or
mobile
home
park
landlord
and
tenant
law),
a
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landlord
cannot
discriminate,
make
a
distinction,
or
otherwise
1
restrict
the
source
of
income
that
a
tenant
uses
to
pay
rent
2
for
a
dwelling
unit
or
mobile
home
space.
3
The
bill
strikes
current
prohibitions
against
municipal
4
ordinances
that
prohibit
property
owners
from
refusing
to
rent
5
dwelling
units
to
persons
because
of
the
prospective
tenant’s
6
use
of
a
federal
housing
choice
voucher.
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