Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - Public Health Department
Chapter 68 - Control of Lead-based Paint Hazards
Rule 641-68.6 - Retaliation Prohibited

Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 641-68.6

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024

(1) The lessor of a dwelling, the employees of the lessor, and agents or persons acting on behalf of the lessor shall not retaliate against lessees of residential dwellings and child-occupied facilities whose occupants or visitors have been tested for lead poisoning and shall not discourage the occupants or visitors from being tested for lead poisoning.

(2) An action taken against the lessee shall not be considered retaliation if it is supported by reasonable cause unrelated to the testing of an occupant for lead poisoning or if it is shown to have occurred as a result of an accident or mistake and not to be the intentional act of the lessor of a dwelling, the employees of the lessor, or agents or persons acting on behalf of the lessor.

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