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Iowa Pet Addendum

This Iowa pet addendum lets a tenant keep named animals on an existing lease. Iowa generally caps a security deposit at 2× monthly rent. A pet deposit usually counts toward that cap. Assistance animals required by fair-housing law are not pets and cannot be charged a pet deposit or pet rent. It does not replace the lease, and it does not apply to assistance animals.

• Keep the combined security plus pet deposit inside the statewide cap.
• Unused deposit money is generally due within 30 days (Iowa Code § 562A.12).
• Assistance animals are not pets. Do not use this addendum to charge a deposit or rent for one.