Emergency Removal of Tenants

We are skipping ahead a couple sections in the rules due to the very infrequent use of the rules included in 481-67.16 – 481-67.18. I wanted to point out that 481-67.19 includes the requirements for criminal background, sex offender registry and adult and child abuse checks as well as professional licensure verification, which are commonly cited in programs. The rules in 481-67.19 are very similar to those in 481-50.9, which is the basis for this resource document we have on our website.

481-67.20 includes rules on emergency removal of tenants. In this situation, the Department of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing (DIAL) determines that there is an immediate need to remove the tenants from the building for their own health and safety. If a situation that rose to this level were identified, DIAL would notify additional State agencies such as health and human services (Iowa HHS) among others to assist with locating appropriate transferring locations as well as contacting the tenants and/or their representatives about the need to move. Together, these agencies would proceed with transferring the tenants out of the building and to a safe location.