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Housing Discrimination

Iowa Code § 216.15 — a complaint to the civil rights commission within 300 days

No one may refuse to sell, rent or lease housing, or set different terms, because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, disability or familial status.

  • Iowa Code § 216.8
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  • A claim is not maintained unless a complaint is filed with the agency within 300 days after the practice.
  • After the complaint has been on file 60 days, the complainant may ask for a release to sue in district court.
  • The suit is barred unless begun within 90 days after the release.
Sources for this section (3)
  1. Iowa Code § 216.8 — Unfair or discriminatory practices — housing
  2. Iowa Code § 216.15 — Complaint — hearing
  3. Iowa Code § 216.16 — Sixty-day administrative release

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Iowa attorney.

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