1. If the department of human services orders a landlord to reduce rent to a claimant, then upon the request of the landlord the department of human services shall hold a prompt hearing of the matter, to be conducted in accordance with the rules of the department. The department of human services shall give notice of the decision by mail to the claimant and to the landlord.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 425.34

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Claimant: means any of the following:
     (1) A person filing a claim for credit under this subchapter who has attained the age of sixty-five years but who has not attained the age of seventy years on or before December 31 of the base year, a person filing a claim for credit or reimbursement under this subchapter who is totally disabled and was totally disabled on or before December 31 of the base year, or a person filing a claim for reimbursement under this subchapter who has attained the age of sixty-five years on or before December 31 of the base year and who is domiciled in this state at the time the claim is filed or at the time of the person's death in the case of a claim filed by the executor or administrator of the claimant's estate. See Iowa Code 425.17
 2. The claimant and the landlord shall have the rights of appeal and review as provided in section 425.31.
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