Title XIV, PROPERTY (Ch. 555 - 594A)

A landlord may not recover or take possession of the dwelling unit by action or otherwise, including willful diminution of services to the tenant by interrupting or causing the interruption of electric, gas, water or other essential service to the tenant, except in case of abando…

1. The landlord or the tenant may terminate a week-to-week tenancy by a written notice given to the other at least ten days prior to the termination date specified in the notice. 2. The landlord or the tenant may terminate a month-to-month tenancy by a written notice given to the…

1. If the tenant refuses to allow lawful access, the landlord may obtain injunctive relief to compel access, or terminate the rental agreement. In either case, the landlord may recover actual damages and reasonable attorney fees. 2. If the landlord makes an unlawful entry or a la…

1. Except as provided in this section , a landlord may not retaliate by increasing rent or decreasing services or by bringing or threatening to bring an action for possession after: a. The tenant has complained to a governmental agency charged with responsibility for enforcement …

This chapter shall apply to rental agreements entered into or extended or renewed after January 1, 1979. [C79, 81, §562A.37 ]

1. The remedies provided by this chapter shall be administered so that the aggrieved party may recover appropriate damages. The aggrieved party has a duty to mitigate damages. 2. A right or obligation declared by this chapter is enforceable by action unless the provision declarin…

Unless created to avoid the application of this chapter , the following arrangements are not governed by this chapter : 1. Residence at an institution, public or private, if incidental to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious, or sim…

Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent articles of this chapter which apply to specific articles or its parts, and unless the context otherwise requires, in this chapter : 1. “Building and housing codes” include a law, ordinance, or governmental regulation conc…

1. If the court, as a matter of law, finds that: a. A rental agreement or any provision of it was unconscionable when made, the court may refuse to enforce the agreement, enforce the remainder of the agreement without the unconscionable provision, or limit the application of an u…

1. Notices required under this chapter , except those notices identified in section 562A.29A , shall be served as follows: a. A landlord shall serve notice on a tenant by one or more of the following methods: (1) Hand delivery to the tenant. (2) Delivery evidenced by an acknowled…

The calculation of all time periods required under this chapter shall be made in accordance with section 4.1, subsection 34 . 99 Acts, ch 155, §6, 14

1. The landlord and tenant may include in a rental agreement, terms and conditions not prohibited by this chapter or other rule of law including rent, term of the agreement, and other provisions governing the rights and obligations of the parties. 2. In absence of agreement, the …

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Manufactured Home Communities or Mobile Home Parks Residential Landlord and Tenant Act” . [C79, 81, §562B.1 ] 2001 Acts, ch 153, §16

1. The landlord and tenant may include in a rental agreement terms and conditions not prohibited by this chapter or other rule of law, including rent, term of the agreement, and other provisions governing the rights and obligations of the parties. 2. The tenant shall pay as rent …

1. A rental agreement shall not provide that the tenant or landlord does any of the following: a. Agrees to waive or to forego rights or remedies under this chapter . b. Agrees to pay the other party’s attorney fees. c. Agrees to the exculpation or limitation of any liability of …

A rental agreement, assignment, conveyance, trust deed or security instrument shall not permit the receipt of rent, unless the landlord has agreed to comply with section 562B.16, subsection 1 . [C79, 81, §562B.12 ]

1. A landlord shall not demand or receive as a security deposit an amount or value in excess of two months’ rent. 2. All rental deposits shall be held by the landlord for the tenant, who is a party to the agreement, in a bank, credit union, or savings and loan association which i…

1. The landlord shall offer the tenant the opportunity to sign a written agreement for a mobile home space. 2. The landlord or any person authorized to enter into a rental agreement on the landlord’s behalf shall disclose to the tenant in writing at or before entering into the re…

At the commencement of the term the landlord shall deliver possession of the mobile home space to the tenant in compliance with the rental agreement and section 562B.16 . The landlord may bring an action for possession against a person wrongfully in possession and may recover the…

1. The landlord shall: a. Comply with the requirements of all applicable city, county and state codes materially affecting health and safety which are primarily imposed upon the landlord. b. Make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the mobile home space in a …

Upon termination of the landlord’s interest in the manufactured home community or mobile home park, the landlord’s successor in interest shall have the same legal obligations, rights, and remedies of the landlord, including with respect to all rental agreements. 2022 Acts, ch 107…

1. A landlord who conveys a manufactured home community or mobile home park in a good faith sale to a bona fide purchaser is relieved of liability under the rental agreement and this chapter as to events occurring subsequent to written notice to the tenant of the conveyance. 2. A…

1. Any sale of a mobile home located in a manufactured home community or mobile home park by a landlord or landlord’s agent shall be by written agreement and the landlord shall, upon the buyer’s fulfillment of all payment and other terms under the agreement, produce and assign th…

A tenant shall maintain the mobile home space in as good a condition as when the tenant took possession and shall: 1. Comply with all obligations primarily imposed upon tenants by applicable provisions of city, county and state codes materially affecting health and safety. 2. Kee…

1. A landlord may adopt rules or regulations, however described, concerning the tenant’s use and occupancy of the manufactured home community or mobile home park. Such rules or regulations are enforceable against the tenant only if they are written and if: a. Their purpose is to …

Underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are: 1. To simplify, clarify and establish the law governing the rental of manufactured or mobile home spaces and rights and obligations of landlord and tenant. 2. To encourage landlord and tenant to maintain and improve the qualit…

1. A landlord shall not have the right of access to a mobile home owned by a tenant unless such access is necessary to prevent damage to the mobile home space or is in response to an emergency situation. 2. The landlord may enter onto the mobile home space in order to inspect the…

The tenant shall occupy the tenant’s mobile home only as a dwelling unit and may rent the mobile home to another, only upon written agreement with the park management. [C79, 81, §562B.21 ]

1. Except as provided in this chapter , if there is a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement, the tenant may deliver a written notice to the landlord specifying the acts and omissions constituting the breach and that the rental agreement will terminate u…

1. If the landlord fails to deliver physical possession of the mobile home space to the tenant as provided in section 562B.15 , rent abates until possession is delivered and the tenant may do either of the following: a. Upon written notice to the landlord, terminate the rental ag…

1. If contrary to the rental agreement or section 562B.16 the landlord deliberately or negligently fails to supply running water or other essential services, the tenant may give written notice to the landlord specifying the breach and may do one of the following: a. Procure reaso…

If the landlord unlawfully removes or excludes the tenant from the manufactured home community or mobile home park or willfully diminishes services to the tenant by interrupting or causing the interruption of electric, gas, water or other essential service to the tenant, the tena…

1. Except as provided in this chapter , if there is a material noncompliance by the tenant with the rental agreement, the landlord may deliver a written notice to the tenant specifying the acts and omissions constituting the breach and that the rental agreement will terminate upo…

1. Notwithstanding section 562B.25 or 648.3 , if a tenant has created or maintained a threat constituting a clear and present danger to the health or safety of other tenants, the landlord, the landlord’s employee or agent, or other persons on or within one thousand feet of the la…

1. a. A landlord shall not prohibit or limit a resident’s or tenant’s rights to summon law enforcement assistance or other emergency assistance by or on behalf of a victim of abuse, a victim of a crime, or an individual in an emergency. b. A landlord shall not impose monetary or …

If there is noncompliance by the tenant with section 562B.18 materially affecting health and safety that can be remedied by repair, replacement of a damaged item, or cleaning and the tenant fails to comply as promptly as conditions require in case of emergency or within fourteen …

1. A tenant is considered to have abandoned a mobile home when the tenant has been absent from the mobile home without reasonable explanation for thirty days or more during which time there is either a default of rent three days after rent is due, or the rental agreement is termi…

1. A landlord’s written notice of termination to the tenant required under section 562B.10, subsection 5 , a notice of termination required under section 562B.25 , a notice of termination and notice to quit required under section 562B.25A , or a notice to quit required by section…

Acceptance of performance by the tenant that varied from the terms of the rental agreement or rules subsequently adopted by the landlord constitutes a waiver of the landlord’s right to terminate the rental agreement for that breach, unless otherwise agreed after the breach has oc…

Unless displaced by the provisions of this chapter , the principles of law and equity, including the law relating to capacity to contract, mutuality of obligations, principal and agent, real property, public health, safety and fire prevention, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, …

1. The landlord may terminate a tenancy only as provided in this chapter . 2. Notwithstanding section 648.19 , if the tenant remains in possession without the landlord’s consent after expiration of the term of the rental agreement or its termination, the landlord may bring an act…

1. If the tenant refuses to allow lawful access to the mobile home space, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement and may recover actual damages. 2. If the landlord makes an unlawful entry or a lawful entry to the mobile home space in an unreasonable manner or makes repea…

1. Except as provided in this section , a landlord shall not retaliate by increasing rent or decreasing services or by bringing or threatening to bring an action for possession or by failing to renew a rental agreement after any of the following: a. The tenant has complained to a…

1. The remedies provided by this chapter shall be so administered that the aggrieved party may recover appropriate damages. The aggrieved party has a duty to mitigate damages. 2. Any right or obligation declared by this chapter is enforceable by action unless the provision declar…

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to an occupancy in or operation of public housing as authorized, provided or conducted pursuant to chapter 403A , or pursuant to any federal law or regulation with which it might conflict. [C79, 81, §562B.5 ]

1. The appropriate district court of this state may exercise jurisdiction over a landlord or tenant with respect to conduct in this state governed by this chapter or with respect to any claim arising from a transaction subject to this chapter . An action under this chapter may be…