Bill Text: IA HF2221 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the classification of certain property used for human habitation as residential property.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-16 - Fiscal note. HCS. [HF2221 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF2221-Introduced.html
House
File
2221
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2221
BY
HEATON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
classification
of
certain
property
used
1
for
human
habitation
as
residential
property.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
441.21,
Code
Supplement
2011,
is
amended
1
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
13.
a.
Beginning
with
valuations
3
established
on
or
after
January
1,
2013,
as
used
in
this
4
section,
“residential
property”
includes
that
portion
of
5
a
building
or
structure
situated
on
the
stories
above
the
6
ground
floor
and
a
proportionate
share
of
the
land
upon
7
which
the
building
or
structure
is
situated
that
is
used
8
for
human
habitation
even
if
the
use
for
human
habitation
9
is
not
the
primary
use
of
the
building
or
structure
if
the
10
building
or
structure
consists
of
three
or
fewer
stories
11
and
not
less
than
seventy-five
percent
of
the
structural
12
components
of
the
building
or
structure
are
more
than
thirty
13
years
old.
Accordingly,
the
assessor
may
assign
more
than
14
one
classification
to
a
parcel
of
property
satisfying
the
15
requirements
of
this
subsection.
16
b.
For
the
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“structural
17
components”
means
footings,
foundations,
columns,
load-bearing
18
walls,
beams,
girders,
rafters,
joists,
trusses,
lateral
19
bracing,
and
all
other
components
of
a
building
or
structure
20
which
are
essential
to
the
structural
stability
of
the
building
21
or
structure
as
a
whole.
22
EXPLANATION
23
This
bill
provides
that
beginning
with
valuations
24
established
on
or
after
January
1,
2013,
residential
property
25
includes
that
portion
of
a
building
or
structure
situated
on
26
stories
above
the
ground
floor
and
a
proportionate
share
of
the
27
land
upon
which
the
building
or
structure
is
situated
that
is
28
used
for
human
habitation
even
if
the
use
for
human
habitation
29
is
not
the
primary
use
of
the
building
or
structure
if
the
30
building
or
structure
consists
of
three
or
fewer
stories
and
31
not
less
than
75
percent
of
the
structural
components
of
the
32
building
or
structure
are
more
than
30
years
old.
The
bill
33
defines
“structural
components”.
The
bill
allows
the
assessor
34
to
assign
more
than
one
classification
to
a
parcel
of
property
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