Restricting mobile home park rent increases and requiring good cause to evict tenants are just some of the provisions in a bill that’s emerged at the statehouse. Republicans and Democrats crafted the bill after an out-of-state company bought some Iowa mobile home parks and is phasing in steep rent increases. Nathan Blake with the Iowa Attorney General’s office says the bill is needed to protect mobile home residents from bad actors. And it would at least put their rights on par with other renters.

The bill must clear a full committee in the legislature by the end of this week to remain eligible for debate.