Title IV, PUBLIC HEALTH (Ch. 123 - 158)

A hotel shall provide toilet and lavatory facilities in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to this chapter . [S13, §2527-e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2821, 2822; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §170.16, 170.17; C79, 81, §170B.8 ] 90 Acts, ch 1204, §37, 66 C91, §137C.17…

Violation of a fire safety rule adopted pursuant to section 10A.523 and applicable to hotels, occurring on the premises of a hotel, is a violation of this chapter . [S13, §2514-j, -k, -l; SS15, §2514-i, -n, -o; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2843 – 2850; C46, 50, 54, 58, §170.38 – 170.45…

For purposes of the Iowa hotel sanitation code, unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context: 1. “Bed and breakfast inn” means a hotel which has nine or fewer guest rooms. 2. “Department” means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. 3. “Director”…

A complete list of rooms by number together with the number of the floor and the rate per day per person for each room shall be kept continuously and conspicuously posted on the wall near the office in the lobby of a hotel in such a way as to be accessible to the public without r…

The rates posted under section 137C.23 shall not be increased until sixty days’ notice of the proposed increase has been given to the regulatory authority. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2842; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §170.37; C79, 81, §170B.12 ] 90 Acts, ch 1204, §66 C9…

1. A person operating a hotel has the right to refuse or deny the use of a room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel to any of the following: a. An individual unwilling or unable to pay for the room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the …

The hotel operator has the right to require a person seeking the use of a room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel to demonstrate the ability to pay for such use by cash, credit card, or approved check. The hotel operator may require the parent or guardi…

In addition to any other applicable penalties, a court may order a person to pay restitution for any damages caused by such person which are suffered by the owner or operator of the hotel. Damages for which restitution may be ordered, in addition to physical damages, may include …

An owner or operator of a hotel may eject a person from the hotel for any of the following reasons: 1. Nonpayment of charges incurred by the individual renting or leasing a room, accommodations, or facilities of the hotel when the charges are due and owing. 2. The individual rent…

An owner or operator of a hotel shall post a copy of sections 137C.25 through 137C.25C , in addition to any rules established by the owner or operator of the hotel, in a conspicuous place at or near the guest registration desk and in each room of the hotel. 94 Acts, ch 1032, §5 R…

1. A hotel shall keep and maintain for a period of three years, a guest register which shall show the name, residence, date of arrival, and date of departure of each individual renting or leasing a room, accommodations, or facilities of the hotel. 2. Each individual renting or le…

A person who violates a provision of the Iowa hotel sanitation code shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. Each day upon which a violation occurs constitutes a separate violation. [C79, 81, §170B.16 ] 90 Acts, ch 1204, §66 C91, §137C.28 Referred to in §137C.35

A person conducting a hotel in violation of a provision of the Iowa hotel sanitation code may be restrained by injunction from operating that hotel. If an imminent health hazard exists, the hotel, or as much of the hotel as is necessary, must cease operation. Operation shall not …

The county attorney in each county shall assist in the enforcement of the Iowa hotel sanitation code. [C79, 81, §170B.18 ] 90 Acts, ch 1204, §66 C91, §137C.30 Referred to in §331.756(28)

Provisions of the Iowa hotel sanitation code in conflict with the state building code, as adopted pursuant to section 103A.7 , shall not apply where the state building code has been adopted or when the state building code applies throughout the state. [C79, 81, §170B.19 ] 90 Acts…

1. This chapter does not apply to bed and breakfast homes as defined in section 137F.1 . However, a bed and breakfast home shall have a smoke detector in proper working order in each sleeping room and a fire extinguisher in proper working order on each floor. A bed and breakfast …

1. The director shall regulate, license, and inspect hotels and enforce the Iowa hotel sanitation code in Iowa. Municipal corporations shall not regulate, license, inspect, or collect license fees from hotels except as provided for in the Iowa hotel sanitation code. 2. If a munic…

A person shall not open or operate a hotel until the regulatory authority has inspected the hotel and issued a license to the person. The regulatory authority shall conduct inspections in accordance with standards adopted by the department by rule pursuant to chapter 17A . Each l…

Every application for a license under the Iowa hotel sanitation code shall be made upon a blank furnished by the regulatory authority and shall contain the items required by the department as to ownership, management, location, buildings, equipment, rates, and other data concerni…

1. Either the department or the municipal corporation shall collect the following annual license fees: a. For a hotel containing thirty guest rooms or less, fifty dollars. b. For a hotel containing more than thirty but less than one hundred one guest rooms, one hundred dollars. c…