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House
File
743
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
743
BY
WICHTENDAHL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
city
regulation
of
single-family
residential
1
property.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
414.1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
a.
For
the
purpose
of
promoting
3
the
general
welfare
of
the
community,
a
city
may
regulate
4
the
density
of
the
population
and
the
use
of
a
building
for
5
single-family
residential
purposes
by
requiring
the
purchaser
6
of
a
single-family
residential
home
to
physically
occupy
the
7
home
for
a
minimum
of
two
years
before
attempting
to
resell
the
8
single-family
residential
home.
A
city
may
make
exceptions
to
9
the
two-year
requirement
to
allow
a
sale
for
good
faith
reasons
10
on
the
part
of
the
purchaser
who
wants
to
sell
the
home.
11
b.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“occupy”
means
to
12
physically
reside
in
and
use
a
property
as
a
home,
residence,
13
or
sleeping
place.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
allows
a
city
to
require
a
purchaser
of
a
18
single-family
residential
home
to
physically
occupy
the
19
single-family
residential
home
for
a
minimum
of
two
years
20
before
attempting
to
resell
the
home.
The
bill
defines
21
“occupy”
to
mean
physically
reside
in
and
use
a
property
as
a
22
home,
residence,
or
sleeping
place.
A
city
may
make
exceptions
23
to
the
two-year
requirement
to
allow
a
sale
for
good
faith
24
reasons
on
the
part
of
the
purchaser
who
wants
to
sell
the
25
home.
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