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IA Code § 563.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 563 - WALLS IN COMMON|Section 563.11 - Disputes — delay — bonds.

563.11 Disputes — delay — bonds.   No dispute between adjoining owners as to the amount to be paid by one or the other, by reason of any of the matters provided in this chapter, shall delay the execution of the provisions of the same, if the party on whom the claim is made shall enter into bonds, with security, to the satisfaction of the clerk of the district court of the proper county, conditioned that that party shall pay to the claimant whatever may be found to be due on the settlement of the matter between them, either in a court of justice or elsewhere; upon the presentation of such a bond, the clerk shall endorse approval thereon, and retain the same until demanded by the party for whose benefit it is executed.  [R60, §1924; C73, §2029; C97, §3002; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10173; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §563.11]  Referred to in §602.8102(80)
IA Code § 563.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 563 - WALLS IN COMMON|Section 563.12 - Special agreements — evidence.

563.12 Special agreements — evidence.   This chapter shall not prevent adjoining proprietors from entering into special agreements about walls on the lines between them, but no evidence thereof shall be competent unless in writing, signed by the parties thereto or their lawfully authorized agents, or the guardian of either, if a minor, who shall have full authority to act for the guardian’s ward in all matters relating to walls in common without an order of court therefor.  [R60, §1925; C73, §2030; C97, §3003; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10174; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §563.12]  Statute of frauds in general, §622.32
IA Code § 564.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 564 - EASEMENTS|Section 564.1 - Adverse possession — “use” as evidence.

564.1 Adverse possession — “use” as evidence.   In all actions hereafter brought, in which title to any easement in real estate shall be claimed by virtue of adverse possession thereof for the period of ten years, the use of the same shall not be admitted as evidence that the party claimed the easement as the party’s right, but the fact of adverse possession shall be established by evidence distinct from and independent of its use, and that the party against whom the claim is made had express notice thereof; and these provisions shall apply to public as well as private claims.  [C73, §2031; C97, §3004; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10175; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §564.1]
IA Code § 564.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 564 - EASEMENTS|Section 564.2 - Light and air.

564.2 Light and air.   Whoever has erected, or may erect, any house or other building near the land of another person, with windows overlooking such land, shall not, by the mere continuance of such windows, acquire any easement of light or air, so as to prevent the erection of any building on such land.  [C73, §2032; C97, §3005; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10176; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §564.2]
IA Code § 564.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 564 - EASEMENTS|Section 564.3 - Pedestrian rights-of-way or easements.

564.3 Pedestrian rights-of-way or easements.   An easement or right-of-way for pedestrian traffic shall not be acquired by prescription or adverse use for any length of time except when claimed in connection with an easement or right-of-way to permit passage of public or private vehicular traffic.  [C73, §2033; C97, §3006; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10177; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §564.3]  2008 Acts, ch 1031, §62
IA Code § 564.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 564 - EASEMENTS|Section 564.4 - Notice to prevent acquisition.

564.4 Notice to prevent acquisition.   When any person is in the use of a way, privilege, or other easement in the land of another, the owner of the land in such case may give notice in writing to the person claiming or using the way, privilege, or easement of the owner’s intention to dispute any right arising from such claim or use.  [C73, §2034; C97, §3007; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10178; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §564.4]
IA Code § 564.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 564 - EASEMENTS|Section 564.5 - Effect of notice.

564.5 Effect of notice.   Said notice, when served and recorded as hereinafter provided, shall be an interruption of such use, and prevent the acquiring of any right thereto by the continuance thereof.  [C73, §2034; C97, §3007; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10179; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §564.5]
IA Code § 564.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 564 - EASEMENTS|Section 564.6 - Notice, service and record.

564.6 Notice, service and record.   Said notice, signed by the owner of the land, the owner’s agent, or guardian, may be served in the same manner as in a civil action, upon the party, the party’s agent, or guardian, if within this state, otherwise on the tenant or occupant, if there be any, and it, with the return thereof, shall be recorded within three months thereafter in the recorder’s office of the county in which the land is situated.  [C73, §2034; C97, §3007; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10180; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §564.6]  Manner of service,  R.C.P. 1.302 – 1.315
IA Code § 564.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 564 - EASEMENTS|Section 564.7 - Evidence.

564.7 Evidence.   A certified copy of such record of said notice and the officer’s return thereon shall be evidence of the notice and the service thereof.  [C73, §2034; C97, §3007; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10181; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §564.7]
IA Code § 564.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 564 - EASEMENTS|Section 564.8 - Action to establish.

564.8 Action to establish.   When notice is given to prevent the acquisition of a right to a way or other easement, it shall be considered so far a disturbance thereof as to enable the party claiming to bring an action for disturbing the same in order to try such right, and if the plaintiff in the action prevails, the plaintiff shall recover costs.  [C73, §2035; C97, §3008; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10182; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §564.8]
IA Code § 564A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 564A - ACCESS TO SOLAR ENERGY|Section 564A.1 - Purpose.

564A.1 Purpose.   It is the purpose of this chapter to facilitate the orderly development and use of solar energy by establishing and providing certain procedures for obtaining access to solar energy.  [81 Acts, ch 184, §3]
IA Code § 564A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 564A - ACCESS TO SOLAR ENERGY|Section 564A.2 - Definitions.

564A.2 Definitions.   As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Development of property” means construction, landscaping, growth of vegetation, or other alteration of property that interferes with the operation of a solar collector.   2. “Dominant estate” means that parcel of land to which the benefits of a solar access easement attach.   3. “Servient estate” means land burdened by a solar access easement, other than the dominant estate.   4. “Solar access easement” means an easement recorded under section 564A.7, the purpose of which is to provide continued access to incident sunlight necessary to operate a solar collector.   5. “Solar access regulatory board” means the board designated by a city council or county board of supervisors under section 564A.3 to receive and act on applications for a solar access easement or in the absence of a specific designation, the district court having jurisdiction in the area where the dominant estate is located. Notwithstanding chapter 602 the jurisdiction of the district court established in this subsection may be exercised by district associate judges.   6. “Solar collector” means a device or structural feature of a building that collects solar energy and that is part of a system for the collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy. For purposes of this chapter, a greenhouse is a solar collector.   7. “Solar energy” means energy emitted from the sun and collected in the form of heat or light by a solar collector.  [81 Acts, ch 184, §4]
IA Code § 564A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 564A - ACCESS TO SOLAR ENERGY|Section 564A.3 - Designation.

564A.3 Designation.   The city council or the county board of supervisors may designate a solar access regulatory board to receive and act on applications for a solar access easement. The board designated by the city council may be a board of adjustment having jurisdiction in the city, the city council itself, or any board with at least three members. The board designated by the county board of supervisors may be a board of adjustment having jurisdiction in the county, the board of supervisors itself, or any other board with at least three members. The jurisdiction of a board designated by the city council extends to applications when the dominant estate is located in the city. The jurisdiction of a board designated by the county board of supervisors extends to applications when the dominant estate is located in the county but outside the city limits of a city. In the absence of the designation of a specific board under this section, the district court having jurisdiction in the area where the dominant estate is located shall receive and act on applications submitted under section 564A.4 and to that extent shall serve as the solar access regulatory board for purposes of this chapter. Notwithstanding chapter 602 the jurisdiction of the district court established in this section may be exercised by district associate judges.  [81 Acts, ch 184, §5]  Referred to in §564A.2, 564A.4
IA Code § 564A.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 564A - ACCESS TO SOLAR ENERGY|Section 564A.6 - Removal of easement.

564A.6 Removal of easement.   1. The owner of a servient estate may apply to the solar access regulatory board or may petition the district court for an order removing a solar access easement granted by a solar access regulatory board under this chapter under any of the following conditions:   a. If the solar collector is not installed and made operational within two years of recording the easement under section 564A.5.   b. If the dominant estate owner ceases to use the solar collector for more than one year.   c. If the solar collector is destroyed or removed and not replaced within one year.   2. The procedure for filing an application with the solar access regulatory board under this section and for notice and hearings on the application shall be the same as that prescribed for an application for granting a solar access easement. An order issued by the district court or a solar access regulatory board removing a solar access easement may provide for the return by the servient estate owner of compensation paid by the dominant estate owner for the solar access easement after the deduction of reasonable expenses incurred by the servient estate owner in proceedings for the granting and removal of the easement.  [81 Acts, ch 184, §8]  2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
IA Code § 564A.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 564A - ACCESS TO SOLAR ENERGY|Section 564A.7 - Solar access easements.

564A.7 Solar access easements.   1. Persons, including public bodies, may voluntarily agree to create a solar access easement. A solar access easement whether obtained voluntarily or pursuant to the order of a solar access regulatory board is subject to the same recording and conveyance requirements as other easements.   2. A solar access easement shall be created in writing and shall include the following:   a. The legal description of the dominant and servient estates.   b. A legal description of the space which must remain unobstructed expressed in terms of the degrees of the vertical and horizontal angles through which the solar access easement extends over the burdened property and the points from which these angles are measured.   3. In addition to the items required in subsection 2 the solar access easement may include, but the contents are not limited to, the following:   a. Any limitations on the growth of existing and future vegetation or the height of buildings or other potential obstructions of the solar collector.   b. Terms or conditions under which the solar access easement may be abandoned or terminated.   c. Provisions for compensating the owner of the property benefiting from the solar access easement in the event of interference with the enjoyment of the solar access easement, or for compensating the owner of the property subject to the solar access easement for maintaining that easement.  [81 Acts, ch 184, §9]  Referred to in §564A.2
IA Code § 564A.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 564A - ACCESS TO SOLAR ENERGY|Section 564A.8 - Restrictive covenants.

564A.8 Restrictive covenants.   City councils and county boards of supervisors may include in ordinances relating to subdivisions a provision prohibiting deeds for property located in new subdivisions from containing restrictive covenants that include unreasonable restrictions on the use of solar collectors.  [81 Acts, ch 184, §10]
IA Code § 564A.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 564A - ACCESS TO SOLAR ENERGY|Section 564A.9 - Assistance to local government bodies and the public.

564A.9 Assistance to local government bodies and the public.   The department of natural resources shall make available information and guidelines to assist local government bodies and the public to understand and use the provisions of this chapter. The information and guidelines shall include an application form for a solar access easement, instructions and aids for preparing and recording solar access easements and model ordinances that promote reasonable access to solar energy.  [81 Acts, ch 184, §11]
IA Code § 565.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 565 - GIFTS|Section 565.1 - Churches may lease.

565.1 Churches may lease.   Church organizations, occupying real property granted to them by the territory or state, may lease the same for business purposes, and occupy other real property with their church edifices, but all of the income derived from such leased real property shall be devoted to maintaining the religious exercises and ordinance of the church to which the grant was originally made, and to no other purpose; and such churches and their affairs shall remain in the control of boards of trustees regularly chosen in accordance with their charters.  [C73, §1921; C97, §2902; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10183; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §565.1]
IA Code § 565.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 565 - GIFTS|Section 565.2 - Taxation.

565.2 Taxation.   Real property so leased shall in all cases be subject to taxation, the same as the real property of natural persons.  [C73, §1921; C97, §2902; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10184; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §565.2]  Tax exemptions generally, §427.1
IA Code § 565.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 565 - GIFTS|Section 565.3 - Gifts to state.

565.3 Gifts to state.   A gift, devise, or bequest of property, real or personal, may be made to the state, to be held in trust for and applied to any specified purpose within the scope of its authority, but the same shall not become effectual to pass the title in such property unless accepted by the governor on behalf of the state.  [C73, §1387; C97, §2903; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10185; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §565.3]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1990  Referred to in §80.46, 565.4
IA Code § 565.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 565 - GIFTS|Section 565.4 - Management of property.

565.4 Management of property.   If gifts are made to the state in accordance with section 565.3, for the benefit of an institution thereof, the property, if accepted, shall be held and managed in the same way as other property of the state, acquired for or devoted to the use of such institution; and any conditions attached to such gift shall become binding upon the state, upon the acceptance thereof.  [C97, §2904; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10186; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §565.4]
IA Code § 565.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 565 - GIFTS|Section 565.5 - Gifts to state institutions.

565.5 Gifts to state institutions.   Gifts, devises, or bequests of property, real or personal, made to any state institution for purposes not inconsistent with the objects of such institution, may be accepted by its governing board, and such board may exercise such powers with reference to the management, sale, disposition, investment, or control of property so given, devised, or bequeathed, as may be deemed essential to its preservation and the purposes for which the gift, devise, or bequest was made.  [S13, §2904-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10187; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §565.5]
IA Code § 565.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 565 - GIFTS|Section 565.6 - Gifts to governmental bodies.

565.6 Gifts to governmental bodies.   Civil townships wholly outside of any city, and school corporations, are authorized to take and hold property, real and personal, by gift and bequest and to administer the property through the proper officer in pursuance of the terms of the gift or bequest. Title shall not pass unless accepted by the governing board of the corporation or township. Conditions attached to the gifts or bequests become binding upon the corporation or township upon acceptance.  [C97, §740, 2903, 2904; S13, §740; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10188; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §565.6; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1088]  See also §279.42
IA Code § 565.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 565 - GIFTS|Section 565.7 - Trustees appointed by court — bond.

565.7 Trustees appointed by court — bond.   When made for the establishing of institutions of learning or benevolence, and no provision is made in the gift or bequest for the execution of the trust, the judge of the district court having charge of the probate proceedings in the county shall appoint three trustees, residents of said county, who shall have charge and control of the same, and who shall continue to act until removed by the court. They shall give bond as required in case of executors, and be subject to the orders of said court.  [C97, §740; S13, §740; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10189; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §565.7]
IA Code § 565.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 565 - GIFTS|Section 565.12 - Condition as to annuity.

565.12 Condition as to annuity.   When a gift or bequest is conditioned upon the payment of an annuity to the donor, or any other person, a city may, upon acceptance of the gift or bequest, agree to pay the annuity providing the amount does not exceed five percent of the amount of the gift or bequest and does not exceed the amount realized from a tax levy of twenty-seven cents per thousand dollars of assessed value upon the taxable property of the city.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10194; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §565.12; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1089]
IA Code § 565.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 565 - GIFTS|Section 565.13 - Annuity tax.

565.13 Annuity tax.   To provide for the payment of an annuity, the city shall annually thereafter levy a tax sufficient to pay the annuity.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10195; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §565.13; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1090]
IA Code § 565.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 565 - GIFTS|Section 565.15 - Surplus of tax.

565.15 Surplus of tax.   Any amount collected by a tax so levied and which is not required for the payment of such annuity shall be used for the purposes for which such gift or bequest is made and may be transferred to such fund as will enable it to be used for such purpose.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10197; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §565.15]
IA Code § 565B.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 565B - TRANSFERS TO MINORS|Section 565B.1 - Definitions.

565B.1 Definitions.   In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Adult” means an individual who has attained the age of twenty-one years.   2. “Benefit plan” means an employer’s plan for the benefit of an employee or partner or an individual retirement account.   3. “Broker” means a person lawfully engaged in the business of effecting transactions in securities or commodities for the person’s own account or for the account of others.   4. “Conservator” means a person appointed or qualified by a court to act as general, limited, or temporary guardian of a minor’s property or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions.   5. “Court” means the supreme court, court of appeals, district courts, and other courts the general assembly establishes.   6. “Custodial property” means both of the following:   a. Any interest in property transferred to a custodian under this chapter.   b. The income from and proceeds of that interest in property.   7. “Custodian” means a person so designated under section 565B.9 or a successor or substitute custodian designated under section 565B.18.   8. “Financial institution” means a bank, trust company, savings institution, or credit union, chartered and supervised under state or federal law.   9. “Legal representative” means an individual’s personal representative or conservator.   10. “Member of the minor’s family” means the minor’s parent, stepparent, spouse, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle, or aunt, whether of the whole or half blood or by adoption.   11. “Minor” means an individual who has not attained the age of twenty-one years.   12. “Personal representative” means an executor, administrator, successor personal representative, special administrator, or temporary administrator of a decedent’s estate or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions.   13. “State” includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession subject to the legislative authority of the United States.   14. “Transfer” means a transaction that creates custodial property under section 565B.9.   15. “Transferor” means a person who makes a transfer under this chapter.   16. “Trust company” means a financial institution, corporation, or other legal entity, authorized to exercise general trust powers.  86 Acts, ch 1035, §1; 87 Acts, ch 87, §1
IA Code § 565B.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 565B - TRANSFERS TO MINORS|Section 565B.2 - Scope and jurisdiction.

565B.2 Scope and jurisdiction.   1. This chapter applies to a transfer that refers to this chapter in the designation under section 565B.9, subsection 1, by which the transfer is made if at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor, or the custodian is a resident of this state or the custodial property is located in this state. The custodianship so created remains subject to this chapter despite a subsequent change in residence of a transferor, the minor, or the custodian, or the removal of custodial property from this state.   2. A person designated as custodian under this chapter is subject to personal jurisdiction in this state with respect to any matter relating to the custodianship.   3. A transfer that purports to be made and which is valid under the uniform transfer to minors Act, the uniform gifts to minors Act, or a substantially similar Act, of another state is governed by the law of the designated state and may be executed and is enforceable in this state if at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor, or the custodian is a resident of the designated state or the custodial property is located in the designated state.  86 Acts, ch 1035, §2  Referred to in §565B.21