Rental units in Iowa are governed by the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Iowa Code 562A). Mobile home lot rentals are governed by the Mobile Home Parks Residential Landlord and Tenant Law (Iowa Code 562B). As a landlord or a tenant, it is important to know the law that impacts you. Below are links to these laws.

Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA)

Mobile Home Parks Residential Landlord and Tenant Law

Many of the cities in Iowa also have separate codes that impact rental housing.  

City of Ames Code (Chapter 13 of the municipal code)

City of Bettendorf Housing Code

City of Burlington Housing Code

City of Cedar Falls Housing Code

City of Cedar Rapids Housing Code

City of Clinton Housing Code

City of Colfax Housing Code

City of DeSoto Housing Code

City of Fort Dodge Housing Code

City of Fremont Housing Code

City of Keota Housing Code

City of Marion Housing Code

City of Middletown Housing Code

City of Muscatine Housing Code

City of Ottumwa Housing Code

City of Paullina Housing Code

City of Plainfield Housing Code

City of Sioux City Housing Code

City of Storm Lake Housing Code

City of University Heights Housing Code

City of Urbandale Housing Code

City of Waterloo Housing Code

City of Waukee Housing Code

City of Wellsburg Housing Code

City of West Des Moines Housing Code