A bill for an act relating to assistance animals in residential rental housing, including damage reimbursement, refundable income tax credits, and a landlord insurance risk pool, and providing penalties and effective date provisions.

Summary

The bill gives Iowa landlords three ways to be reimbursed for damage caused by a tenant’s assistance‑type animal: a refundable income‑tax credit, an optional group‑insurance risk pool, or a set‑off against tax refunds. It also permits refundable deposits for emotional‑support or therapy animals, bars deposits for service animals, and makes intentional misrepresentation of an animal a misdemeanor. The law takes effect July 1, 2027.

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