Bill Text: IA SF92 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act increasing punitive damages that may be awarded for wrongful retention of certain rental deposits.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [SF92 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SF92-Introduced.html
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Introduced
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BY
BOLKCOM
,
DANIELSON
,
and
DVORSKY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
increasing
punitive
damages
that
may
be
awarded
for
1
wrongful
retention
of
certain
rental
deposits.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
562A.12,
subsection
7,
Code
2011,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
7.
The
bad
faith
wrongful
retention
of
a
deposit
by
a
3
landlord,
or
any
portion
of
the
rental
deposit,
in
violation
4
of
this
section
shall
subject
the
landlord
to
punitive
damages
5
not
to
exceed
two
equal
to
double
the
amount
of
the
deposit
or
6
the
portion
of
the
deposit
wrongfully
retained
or
five
hundred
7
dollars
,
whichever
is
more,
in
addition
to
actual
damages.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
562B.13,
subsection
8,
Code
2011,
is
amended
9
to
read
as
follows:
10
8.
The
bad
faith
wrongful
retention
of
a
deposit
by
a
11
landlord,
or
any
portion
of
the
rental
deposit,
in
violation
12
of
this
section
shall
subject
the
landlord
to
punitive
damages
13
not
to
exceed
two
equal
to
double
the
amount
of
the
deposit
or
14
the
portion
of
the
deposit
wrongfully
retained
or
five
hundred
15
dollars
,
whichever
is
more,
in
addition
to
actual
damages.
16
EXPLANATION
17
This
bill
increases
the
amount
of
punitive
damages
that
can
18
be
awarded
when
a
landlord
wrongfully
retains
a
rental
deposit
19
or
a
portion
of
a
rental
deposit
made
to
secure
performance
of
20
a
residential
rental
agreement
under
Code
section
562A.12
or
a
21
mobile
home
space
rental
agreement
under
Code
section
562B.13.
22
The
bill
requires
that
a
landlord
who
violates
these
23
provisions
shall
be
subject
to
punitive
damages
equal
to
double
24
the
amount
of
the
deposit
or
portion
of
the
deposit
that
is
25
wrongfully
retained
or
$500,
whichever
is
more,
in
addition
to
26
actual
damages.
27
Currently,
a
violation
of
these
sections
cannot
subject
a
28
landlord
to
punitive
damages
in
excess
of
$200.
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