Property Management
Iowa's Iowa Landlord-Tenant Act permits a landlord to include a 'no-smoking' policy in a residential lease. If a tenant violates this policy:
AThe landlord must immediately commence eviction
BThe landlord may treat it as a lease violation and pursue remedies including notice to cure, deductions from security deposit, or eviction if the violation continues✓ Correct
CThe policy is unenforceable under Iowa law
DThe tenant receives only an informal warning
Explanation
Iowa landlords may enforce no-smoking policies as part of the lease terms. Violations may be treated as lease breaches subject to the landlord-tenant law's remedies: notice to cure and quit, withholding security deposit for damages, or ultimately eviction if the violation persists.
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