Bill Text: IA SSB1009 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the authority of cities to regulate and restrict the occupancy of residential rental property.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2017-02-01 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SSB1009 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SSB1009-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1009
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
ZAUN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
authority
of
cities
to
regulate
and
1
restrict
the
occupancy
of
residential
rental
property.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
414.1,
subsection
1,
Code
2017,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
a.
For
the
purpose
of
promoting
the
health,
safety,
3
morals,
or
the
general
welfare
of
the
community
or
for
the
4
purpose
of
preserving
historically
significant
areas
of
5
the
community,
any
city
is
hereby
empowered
to
regulate
and
6
restrict
the
height,
number
of
stories,
and
size
of
buildings
7
and
other
structures,
the
percentage
of
lot
that
may
be
8
occupied,
the
size
of
yards,
courts,
and
other
open
spaces,
the
9
density
of
population,
and
the
location
and
use
of
buildings,
10
structures,
and
land
for
trade,
industry,
residence,
or
other
11
purposes.
12
b.
A
city
shall
not,
after
January
1,
2018,
adopt
or
enforce
13
any
regulation
or
restriction
related
to
the
occupancy
of
14
residential
rental
property
that
is
based
upon
the
existence
15
of
familial
or
nonfamilial
relationships
between
the
occupants
16
of
such
rental
property.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
relates
to
the
authority
of
cities
to
regulate
and
21
restrict
the
occupancy
of
residential
rental
property.
22
The
bill
provides
that
a
city
shall
not,
after
January
1,
23
2018,
adopt
or
enforce
any
regulation
or
restriction
related
24
to
the
occupancy
of
residential
rental
property
based
upon
the
25
familial
or
nonfamilial
relationships
of
the
occupants.
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