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SENATE
FILE
471
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
COMMERCE
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1149)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
self-storage
facilities,
including
1
acceptances
and
defaults
of
rental
agreements.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
578A.3,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
An
occupant
shall
not
use
a
leased
space
for
residential
3
purposes.
An
occupant
who
uses
a
leased
space
for
residential
4
purposes
is
immediately
in
default
and
the
operator
may
limit
5
the
occupant’s
access
to
the
leased
space
to
the
hours
which
6
the
office
is
open
at
the
self-service
storage
facility
and
7
proceed
in
accordance
with
this
chapter.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
578A.6,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
9
follows:
10
578A.6
Right
Rental
agreement
——
right
to
deny
access
due
to
11
default.
12
1.
A
rental
agreement
may
be
a
written
or
oral
agreement.
13
If
a
written
rental
agreement
is
presented
by
an
operator
and
14
if
the
potential
occupant
takes
possession
of
the
leased
space
15
or
if
an
existing
occupant
retains
possession
of
the
leased
16
space,
a
failure
by
the
occupant
to
execute
and
deliver
the
17
written
rental
agreement
to
the
operator
within
thirty
days
18
from
the
initial
or
renewed
date
of
occupancy,
as
appropriate,
19
constitutes
acceptance
of
the
terms
of
the
written
rental
20
agreement.
21
2.
If
the
occupant
is
in
default
or
if
the
operator
does
22
not
renew
the
occupant’s
rental
agreement
,
the
operator
shall
23
have
deliver
to
the
occupant
a
written
notice
or
an
electronic
24
mail
notice,
if
consented
to
by
the
parties
in
accordance
with
25
section
578A.5,
subsection
5,
to
remove
personal
property
from
26
the
leased
space
within
fifteen
days.
During
the
fifteen-day
27
period,
the
operator
has
the
right
to
place
reasonable
28
restrictions
on
the
occupant’s
use
of
the
leased
space,
29
including
the
right
to
deny
or
limit
the
occupant
occupant’s
30
access
to
the
leased
space
to
the
hours
which
the
office
is
31
open
at
the
self-service
storage
facility
if
such
right
is
set
32
forth
in
the
rental
agreement.
33
3.
Any
personal
property
remaining
is
subject
to
lien
34
as
provided
in
section
578A.5
and
in
accordance
with
section
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578A.7.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
relates
to
leased
spaces
in
self-storage
5
facilities.
The
bill
provides
that
if
a
person
receives
a
6
written
rental
agreement
from
a
self-storage
facility
operator
7
and
takes
possession
of
or
retains
the
leased
space,
a
person
8
who
fails
to
execute
and
deliver
the
written
agreement
within
9
30
days
shall
be
deemed
to
have
accepted
the
terms
of
the
10
rental
agreement.
If
an
occupant
is
in
default
or
if
the
11
operator
does
not
renew
the
occupant’s
rental
agreement,
the
12
operator
shall
deliver
to
the
occupant
a
written
notice
or
13
an
electronic
mail
notice,
if
consented
to
by
the
parties
in
14
accordance
with
Code
section
578A.5(5),
to
remove
personal
15
property
from
the
leased
space
within
15
days.
During
the
16
15-day
period,
the
operator
may
deny
or
limit
the
occupant’s
17
access
to
the
leased
space
to
the
hours
which
the
office
is
18
open
at
the
self-service
storage
facility
if
such
right
is
set
19
forth
in
the
rental
agreement.
Any
personal
property
remaining
20
is
subject
to
lien
as
provided
in
Code
section
578A.5
and
in
21
accordance
with
Code
section
578A.7.
22
The
bill
provides
that
an
occupant
who
uses
a
leased
space
23
for
residential
purposes
is
immediately
in
default
and
the
24
operator
may
limit
the
occupant’s
access
to
the
leased
space
to
25
during
office
hours
at
the
self-service
storage
facility
and
26
proceed
in
accordance
with
the
Code
chapter.
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