Iowa Tenant Harassment Laws
Iowa prohibits landlords from retaliating against tenants who report code violations or participate in tenant organizations.
Key Rules
- Anti Harassment
- Anti-retaliation statute; no specific anti-harassment law
- Penalties
- Tenant may recover actual damages, attorney fees, and court costs for retaliatory conduct
- Retaliation Prohibited
- Yes — retaliation within 12 months of protected activity presumed retaliatory
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Applicable Statutes
Retaliatory conduct: landlord may not retaliate against a tenant who reports code violations or housing defects to government authorities, or who organizes or participates in a tenant organization.
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