§ 562a-11

562A.11 Prohibited provisions in rental agreements. 1. A rental agreement shall not provide that the tenant or landlord does any of the following: a. Agrees to waive or to forego rights or remedies under this chapter provided that this restriction shall not apply to rental agreements covering single family residences on landassessed as agricultural land and located in an unincorporated area. b. Authorizes a person to confess judgment on a claim arising out of the rental agreement.c. Agrees to pay the other party’s attorney fees.d. Agrees to the exculpation or limitation of any liability of the other party arising under law or to indemnify the other party for that liability or the associated costs. 2. If the landlord receives rental assistance payments under a rental assistance agreement administered by the United States department of agriculture under the multifamily housingrental assistance program under Tit. V of the federal Housing Act of 1949, Pub. L. No.81-171, or receives housing assistance payments under a housing assistance paymentcontract administered by the United States department of housing and urban developmentunder the housing choice voucher program, the new

s housing assistance payments under a housing assistance paymentcontract administered by the United States department of housing and urban developmentunder the housing choice voucher program, the new construction program, the substantialrehabilitation program, or the moderate rehabilitation program under section 8 of theUnited States Housing Act of 1937, Pub. L. No. 75-412, a rental agreement shall not containa provision or impose a rule that requires a person to agree, as a condition of tenancy,to a prohibition or restriction on the lawful ownership, use, or possession of a firearm, afirearm component, or ammunition within the tenant’s specific rental unit. A landlord mayimpose reasonable restrictions related to the possession, use, or transportation of a firearm,a firearm component, or ammunition within common areas as long as those restrictions donot circumvent the purpose of this subsection. A tenant shall exercise reasonable care in thestorage of a firearm, a firearm component, or ammunition. This subsection does not applyto any prohibition or restriction that is required by federal or state law, rule, or regulation. 3.

care in thestorage of a firearm, a firearm component, or ammunition. This subsection does not applyto any prohibition or restriction that is required by federal or state law, rule, or regulation. 3. A provision prohibited by this section included in a rental agreement is unenforceable. If a landlord willfully uses a rental agreement containing provisions known by the landlordto be prohibited, a tenant may recover actual damages sustained by the tenant and not morethan three months’ periodic rent and reasonable attorney fees. [C79, 81, §562A.11]2021 Acts, ch 35, §22Referred to in §562A.16 Sat Dec 23 11:06:27 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 562A.11 (21, 0)