# Iowa Code § 403A.7: Housing rentals and tenant admissions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C403A_S403A.7

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 403A.7
- **Heading:** Housing rentals and tenant admissions
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 403A / Section 403A.7

## Text

(1) A municipality shall do the following:

(1) (a) Rent or lease the dwelling accommodations in a housing project only to persons or families of low income and at rentals within their financial reach.

(1) (b) Rent or lease to a tenant such dwelling accommodations consisting of the number of rooms which it deems necessary to provide safe and sanitary accommodations to the proposed occupants without overcrowding.

(1) (c) Fix income limits for occupancy and rents after taking into consideration the following:

(1) (c) The family size, composition, age, disabilities, and other factors which might affect the rent-paying ability of the person or family.

(1) (c) The economic factors which affect the financial stability and solvency of the project.

(1) (c) However, such determination of eligibility shall be within the limits of the income limits hereinbefore set out.

(2) Nothing contained in this section or section 403A.6 shall be construed as limiting the power of a municipality with respect to a housing project, to vest in an obligee the right, in the event of a default by the municipality, to take possession or cause the appointment of a receiver for the housing project, free from all the restrictions imposed by this section or section 403A.6.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §403A.7]96 Acts, ch 1129, §88, 113; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §51; 2010 Acts, ch 1079, §16

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 403A.1 Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C403A_S403A.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 403A.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C403A_S403A.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 403A.3 Powers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C403A_S403A.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 403A.4 Aid from federal government.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C403A_S403A.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 403A.5 Exercise of municipal housing powers municipal housing agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C403A_S403A.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 403A.6 Operation of housing not for profit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C403A_S403A.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 403A.7 Housing rentals and tenant admissions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C403A_S403A.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 403A.8 Dwellings for disaster victims and defense workers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C403A_S403A.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 403A.9 Cooperation between municipalities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C403A_S403A.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 403A.10 Tax exemption and payments in lieu of taxes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C403A_S403A.10.md)
- [Iowa Code § 403A.11 Planning, zoning, and building laws — insulation requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C403A_S403A.11.md)
- [Iowa Code § 403A.12 Bonds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C403A_S403A.12.md)
- [Iowa Code § 403A.13 Form and sale of bonds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C403A_S403A.13.md)
- [Iowa Code § 403A.14 Provisions of bonds, trust indentures, and mortgages.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C403A_S403A.14.md)

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