137C.7 License required.
A person shall not open or operate a hotel until the regulatory authority has inspected the hotel and issued a license to the person. The regulatory authority shall conduct inspections in accordance with standards adopted by the department by rule pursuant to chapter 17A. Each license shall expire one year from the date of issue. A license is renewable. All licenses issued under this chapter that are not renewed by the licensee on or before the expiration date shall be subject to a penalty of ten percent of the license fee per month if the license is renewed at a later date. A license is not transferable.
[S13, §2527-l; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2809; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §170.2; C79, 81, §170B.4]
90 Acts, ch 1204, §66
C91, §137C.7
2002 Acts, ch 1119, §132; 2018 Acts, ch 1144, §2, 16
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE
Section 137C.6 - Authority to enforce.
Section 137C.7 - License required.
Section 137C.8 - Application for license.
Section 137C.9 - License fees.
Section 137C.10 - Suspension or revocation of licenses.
Section 137C.11 - Biennial inspections.
Section 137C.12 - Inspection upon complaint.
Section 137C.17 - Toilet and lavatory facilities.
Section 137C.18 - Fire safety.
Section 137C.19 - Employment of persons with communicable diseases prohibited.
Section 137C.23 - Posting room rates.
Section 137C.24 - Rate increases.
Section 137C.25 - Right of hotel operator to deny services.
Section 137C.25A - Right to require financial guarantee.
Section 137C.25B - Restitution.
Section 137C.25C - Right to eject.
Section 137C.25D - Posting rules by owner or operator.
Section 137C.25E - Documentation and registration requirements.
Section 137C.30 - Duty of county attorney.