Iowa HF2317 allows real property owners to request law enforcement to remove unauthorized occupants and defines penalties for trespassing and.

Iowa HF2317, known as the Stop Squatters Act, allows real property owners to request law enforcement to remove unauthorized occupants from their property. The law enforcement agency must investigate the complaint and, if certain conditions are met, direct the unauthorized occupant to vacate the property and return possession to the owner. The unauthorized occupant may be charged with a simple misdemeanor for causing up to $1,000 in damages or a serious misdemeanor for causing more than $1,000 in damages. The law enforcement agency can collect an hourly fee from the unauthorized occupant.

Iowa HF2317 allows real property owners to request law enforcement to remove unauthorized occupants and defines penalties for trespassing and.

Iowa HF2317, known as the Stop Squatters Act, allows real property owners to request law enforcement to remove unauthorized occupants from their property. The law enforcement agency must investigate the complaint and, if certain conditions are met, direct the unauthorized occupant to vacate the property and return possession to the owner. The unauthorized occupant may be charged with a simple misdemeanor for causing up to $1,000 in damages or a serious misdemeanor for causing more than $1,000 in damages. The law enforcement agency can collect an hourly fee from the unauthorized occupant.