HF 640

House
File
640
-
Enrolled
House
File
640
AN
ACT
CONCERNING
SELF-STORAGE
FACILITIES,
INCLUDING
ACCEPTANCES
AND
DEFAULTS
OF
RENTAL
AGREEMENTS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
578A.3,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
An
occupant
shall
not
use
a
leased
space
for
residential
purposes.
An
occupant
who
uses
a
leased
space
for
residential
purposes
is
immediately
in
default
and
the
operator
may
limit
the
occupant’s
access
to
the
leased
space
to
the
hours
which
the
office
is
open
at
the
self-service
storage
facility
and
proceed
in
accordance
with
this
chapter.
Sec.
2.
Section
578A.6,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
578A.6
Right
Rental
agreement
——
right
to
deny
access
due
to
default.
1.
A
rental
agreement
may
be
a
written
or
oral
agreement.
If
a
written
rental
agreement
is
presented
to
a
potential
occupant
by
an
operator
and
if
the
potential
occupant
takes
possession
of
a
leased
space,
or
if
an
existing
occupant
retains
possession
of
the
leased
space,
a
failure
by
the
occupant
to
execute
and
deliver
the
written
rental
agreement
to
the
operator
within
thirty
days
from
the
initial
or
renewed
date
of
occupancy
constitutes
acceptance
of
the
terms
of
the
written
rental
agreement.
House
File
640,
p.
2
2.
If
the
occupant
is
in
default
for
a
reason
other
than
nonpayment
of
rent,
or
if
the
operator
does
not
renew
the
occupant’s
rental
agreement
,
the
operator
shall
have
deliver
to
the
occupant
a
written
notice
or
an
electronic
mail
notice,
if
consented
to
by
the
parties
in
accordance
with
section
578A.5,
subsection
5,
to
remove
personal
property
from
the
leased
space
within
fifteen
days.
During
the
fifteen-day
period,
the
operator
has
the
right
to
place
reasonable
restrictions
on
the
occupant’s
use
of
the
leased
space,
including
the
right
to
deny
or
limit
the
occupant
occupant’s
access
to
the
leased
space
to
the
hours
which
the
office
is
open
at
the
self-service
storage
facility
if
such
right
is
set
forth
in
the
rental
agreement.
3.
If
the
occupant
is
in
default
for
nonpayment
of
rent,
the
operator
may
deny
the
occupant
access
to
the
leased
space
at
the
self-service
storage
facility
if
such
right
is
set
forth
in
the
rental
agreement.
4.
Any
personal
property
remaining
is
subject
to
lien
as
provided
in
section
578A.5
and
in
accordance
with
section
578A.7.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
640,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2026
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor