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IA Code § 562.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562 - OWNER-LESSOR AND TENANT-LESSEE|Section 562.7 - Notice — how and when served.

562.7 Notice — how and when served.   Written notice shall be served upon either party or a successor of the party by using one of the following methods:   1. By delivery of the notice, on or before September 1, with acceptance of service to be signed by the party to the lease or a successor of the party, receiving the notice.   2. By serving the notice, on or before September 1, personally, or if personal service has been tried and cannot be achieved, by publication, on the same conditions, and in the same manner as is provided for the service of original notices, except that when the notice is served by publication no affidavit is required. Service by publication is completed on the day of the last publication.   3. By mailing the notice before September 1 by certified mail. Notice served by certified mail is made and completed when the notice is enclosed in a sealed envelope, with the proper postage on the envelope, addressed to the party or a successor of the party at the last known mailing address and deposited in a mail receptacle provided by the United States postal service.  [C73, §2016; C97, §2991; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10162; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §562.7]  83 Acts, ch 132, §4  Referred to in §562.6, 562.8  Forcible entry provisions, §648.3 and 648.4  Original notice,  R.C.P. 1.302 – 1.315
IA Code § 562.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562 - OWNER-LESSOR AND TENANT-LESSEE|Section 562.8 - Termination of life estate — farm tenancy.

562.8 Termination of life estate — farm tenancy.   Upon the termination of a life estate, a farm tenancy granted by the life tenant shall continue until the following March 1 except that if the life estate terminates between September 1 and the following March 1 inclusively, then the farm tenancy shall continue for that year as provided by section 562.6 and continue until the holder of the successor interest serves notice of termination of the interest in the manner provided by section 562.7. However, if the lease is binding upon the holder of the successor interest by the provision of a trust or by specific commitment of the holder of the successor interest, the lease shall terminate as provided by that provision or commitment. This section does not abrogate the common law doctrine of emblements.  [C79, 81, §562.8]  83 Acts, ch 132, §5  Referred to in §562.10
IA Code § 562.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562 - OWNER-LESSOR AND TENANT-LESSEE|Section 562.9 - Termination of life estate — nonfarm tenancy.

562.9 Termination of life estate — nonfarm tenancy.   Upon the termination of a life estate, a tenancy granted by the life tenant which is not a farm tenancy shall continue until one of the following first occurs:   1. The date previously agreed upon for termination of the tenancy without notice.   2. If the tenant is a tenant at will, upon the expiration of the period provided by section 562.4.   3. If the tenancy is for less than one year, sixty days after the end of the month in which the life estate terminated.   4. If the tenancy is for a year or more, one year after the end of the month in which the life estate terminated. However, if the lease is binding upon the holder of the successor interest by the provision of a trust or by specific commitment of the holder of the successor interest, the lease shall terminate as provided by that provision or commitment.  [C79, 81, §562.9]  Referred to in §562.10
IA Code § 562.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562 - OWNER-LESSOR AND TENANT-LESSEE|Section 562.10 - Rental value.

562.10 Rental value.   The holder of the interest succeeding a life estate who is required by section 562.8 or 562.9 to continue a tenancy shall be entitled to a rental amount equal to the prevailing fair market rental amount in the area. If the parties cannot agree on a rental amount, either party may petition the district court for a declaratory judgment setting the rental amount. The costs of the action shall be divided equally between the parties.  [C79, 81, §562.10]
IA Code § 562A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW|Section 562A.1 - Short title.

562A.1 Short title.   This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act”.  [C79, 81, §562A.1]
IA Code § 562A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW|Section 562A.2 - Purposes — rules of construction.

562A.2 Purposes — rules of construction.   1. This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.   2. Underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are:   a. To simplify, clarify, modernize and revise the law governing the rental of dwelling units and the rights and obligations of landlord and tenant; and   b. To encourage landlord and tenant to maintain and improve the quality of housing.   c. To ensure that the right to the receipt of rent is inseparable from the duty to maintain the premises.  [C79, 81, §562A.2]  2014 Acts, ch 1026, §122
IA Code § 562A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW|Section 562A.3 - Supplementary principles of law applicable.

562A.3 Supplementary principles of law applicable.   Unless displaced by the provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity in this state, including the law relating to capacity to contract, mutuality of obligations, principal and agent, real property, public health, safety and fire prevention, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy, or other validating or invalidating cause, shall supplement its provisions.  [C79, 81, §562A.3]
IA Code § 562A.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW|Section 562A.4 - Administration of remedies — enforcement.

562A.4 Administration of remedies — enforcement.   1. The remedies provided by this chapter shall be administered so that the aggrieved party may recover appropriate damages. The aggrieved party has a duty to mitigate damages.   2. A right or obligation declared by this chapter is enforceable by action unless the provision declaring it specifies a different and limited effect.  [C79, 81, §562A.4]
IA Code § 562A.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW|Section 562A.5 - Exclusions from application of chapter.

562A.5 Exclusions from application of chapter.   Unless created to avoid the application of this chapter, the following arrangements are not governed by this chapter:   1. Residence at an institution, public or private, if incidental to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious, or similar service.   2. Occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser or a person who succeeds to the purchaser’s interest.   3. Occupancy by a member of a fraternal or social organization in the portion of a structure operated for the benefit of the organization.   4. Transient occupancy in a hotel, motel or other similar lodgings.   5. Occupancy by an employee of a landlord whose right to occupancy is conditional upon employment in and about the premises.   6. Occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit or a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative.   7. Occupancy under a rental agreement covering premises used by the occupant primarily for agricultural purposes.   8. Occupancy in housing owned by a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to provide transitional housing for persons released from drug or alcohol treatment facilities and in housing for homeless persons.  [C79, 81, §562A.5]  95 Acts, ch 125, §2
IA Code § 562A.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW|Section 562A.7 - Unconscionability.

562A.7 Unconscionability.   1. If the court, as a matter of law, finds that:   a. A rental agreement or any provision of it was unconscionable when made, the court may refuse to enforce the agreement, enforce the remainder of the agreement without the unconscionable provision, or limit the application of an unconscionable provision to avoid an unconscionable result.   b. A settlement in which a party waives or agrees to forego a claim or right under this chapter or under a rental agreement was unconscionable at the time it was made, the court may refuse to enforce the settlement, enforce the remainder of the settlement without the unconscionable provision, or limit the application of an unconscionable provision to avoid any unconscionable result.   2. If unconscionability is put into issue by a party or by the court upon its own motion the parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to the setting, purpose, and effect of the rental agreement or settlement to aid the court in making the determination.  [C79, 81, §562A.7]
IA Code § 562A.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW|Section 562A.8 - Notice.

562A.8 Notice.   1. Notices required under this chapter, except those notices identified in section 562A.29A, shall be served as follows:   a. A landlord shall serve notice on a tenant by one or more of the following methods:   (1) Hand delivery to the tenant.   (2) Delivery evidenced by an acknowledgment of delivery that is signed and dated by a resident of the dwelling unit who is at least eighteen years of age. Delivery under this subparagraph shall be deemed to provide notice to all tenants of the dwelling unit.   (3) Personal service pursuant to  rule of civil procedure 1.305, Iowa court rules  , for the personal service of original notice.   (4) Mailing by both regular mail and certified mail, as defined in section 618.15, to the address of the dwelling unit or to an address provided by the tenant for mailing.   (5) Posting on the primary entrance door of the dwelling unit. A notice posted according to this subparagraph shall be posted within the applicable time period for serving notice and shall include the date the notice was posted.   (6) A method of providing notice that results in the notice actually being received by the tenant.   b. A tenant shall serve notice on a landlord by one or more of the following methods:   (1) Hand delivery to the landlord or the landlord’s agent designated under section 562A.13.   (2) Delivery evidenced by an acknowledgment of delivery that is signed and dated by the landlord or the landlord’s agent designated under section 562A.13.   (3) Personal service pursuant to  rule of civil procedure 1.305, Iowa court rules  , for the personal service of original notice.   (4) Delivery to an employee or agent of the landlord at the landlord’s business office.   (5) Mailing by both regular mail and certified mail, as defined in section 618.15, to the address of the landlord’s business office or to an address designated by the landlord for mailing.   (6) A method of providing notice that results in the notice actually being received by the landlord.   2. Notice served by mail under this section is deemed completed four days after the notice is deposited in the mail and postmarked for delivery, whether or not the recipient signs a receipt for the notice.  [C79, 81, §562A.8]  96 Acts, ch 1203, §1, 2; 99 Acts, ch 155, §5, 14; 2010 Acts, ch 1017, §1, 11  Referred to in §562A.30
IA Code § 562A.8A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW|Section 562A.8A - Computation of time.

562A.8A Computation of time.   The calculation of all time periods required under this chapter shall be made in accordance with section 4.1, subsection 34.  99 Acts, ch 155, §6, 14
IA Code § 562A.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW|Section 562A.9 - Terms and conditions of rental agreement.

562A.9 Terms and conditions of rental agreement.   1. The landlord and tenant may include in a rental agreement, terms and conditions not prohibited by this chapter or other rule of law including rent, term of the agreement, and other provisions governing the rights and obligations of the parties.   2. In absence of agreement, the tenant shall pay as rent the fair rental value for the use and occupancy of the dwelling unit.   3. Rent shall be payable without demand or notice at the time and place agreed upon by the parties. Unless otherwise agreed, rent is payable at the dwelling unit and periodic rent is payable at the beginning of any term of one month or less and otherwise in equal monthly installments at the beginning of each month. Unless otherwise agreed, rent shall be uniformly apportionable from day-to-day.   4. For rental agreements in which the rent does not exceed seven hundred dollars per month, a rental agreement shall not provide for a late fee that exceeds twelve dollars per day or a total amount of sixty dollars per month. For rental agreements in which the rent is greater than seven hundred dollars per month, a rental agreement shall not provide for a late fee that exceeds twenty dollars per day or a total amount of one hundred dollars per month.   5. Unless the rental agreement fixes a definite term, the tenancy shall be week-to-week in case of a roomer who pays weekly rent, and in all other cases month-to-month.  [C79, 81, §562A.9]  2013 Acts, ch 97, §3  Referred to in §562A.34
IA Code § 562A.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW|Section 562A.10 - Effect of unsigned or undelivered rental agreement.

562A.10 Effect of unsigned or undelivered rental agreement.   1. If a landlord does not sign and deliver a written rental agreement signed and delivered to the landlord by the tenant, acceptance of rent without reservation by the landlord gives the rental agreement the same effect as if it had been signed and delivered by the landlord.   2. If a tenant does not sign and deliver a written rental agreement signed and delivered to the tenant by the landlord, acceptance of possession without reservation gives the rental agreement the same effect as if it had been signed and delivered by the tenant.   3. If a rental agreement given effect by the operation of this section provides for a term longer than one year, it is effective only for one year.  [C79, 81, §562A.10]
IA Code § 562A.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW|Section 562A.11 - Prohibited provisions in rental agreements.

562A.11 Prohibited provisions in rental agreements.   1. A rental agreement shall not provide that the tenant or landlord:   a. Agrees to waive or to forego rights or remedies under this chapter provided that this restriction shall not apply to rental agreements covering single family residences on land assessed as agricultural land and located in an unincorporated area;   b. Authorizes a person to confess judgment on a claim arising out of the rental agreement;   c. Agrees to pay the other party’s attorney fees; or   d. Agrees to the exculpation or limitation of any liability of the other party arising under law or to indemnify the other party for that liability or the costs connected therewith.   2. A provision prohibited by subsection 1 included in a rental agreement is unenforceable. If a landlord willfully uses a rental agreement containing provisions known by the landlord to be prohibited, a tenant may recover actual damages sustained by the tenant and not more than three months’ periodic rent and reasonable attorney fees.  [C79, 81, §562A.11]
IA Code § 562A.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW|Section 562A.13 - Disclosure.

562A.13 Disclosure.   1. The landlord or a person authorized to enter into a rental agreement on behalf of the landlord shall disclose to the tenant in writing at or before the commencement of the tenancy the name and address of:   a. The person authorized to manage the premises.   b. An owner of the premises or a person authorized to act for and on behalf of the owner for the purpose of service of process and for the purpose of receiving and receipting for notices and demands.   2. The information required to be furnished by this section shall be kept current and this section extends to and is enforceable against a successor landlord, owner, or manager.   3. A person who fails to comply with subsection 1 becomes an agent of each person who is a landlord for the purpose of:   a. Service of process and receiving and receipting for notices and demands.   b. Performing the obligations of the landlord under this chapter and under the rental agreement and expending or making available for that purpose all rent collected from the premises.   4. The landlord or any person authorized to enter into a rental agreement on the landlord’s behalf shall fully explain utility rates, charges and services to the prospective tenant before the rental agreement is signed unless paid by the tenant directly to the utility company.   5. Each tenant shall be notified, in writing, of any rent increase at least thirty days before the effective date. Such effective date shall not be sooner than the expiration date of original rental agreement or any renewal or extension thereof.   6. The landlord or a person authorized to enter into a rental agreement on behalf of the landlord shall disclose to each tenant in writing before the commencement of the tenancy if the property is listed in the comprehensive environmental response compensation and liability information system maintained by the federal environmental protection agency.  [C79, 81, §562A.13]  2004 Acts, ch 1071, §1  Referred to in §562A.6, 562A.8
IA Code § 562A.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW|Section 562A.14 - Landlord to supply possession of dwelling unit.

562A.14 Landlord to supply possession of dwelling unit.   At the commencement of the term, the landlord shall deliver possession of the premises to the tenant in compliance with the rental agreement and section 562A.15. The landlord may bring an action for possession against a person wrongfully in possession and may recover the damages provided in section 562A.34, subsection 4.  [C79, 81, §562A.14]  Referred to in §562A.22
IA Code § 562A.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW|Section 562A.15 - Landlord to maintain fit premises.

562A.15 Landlord to maintain fit premises.   1. a. The landlord shall:   (1) Comply with the requirements of applicable building and housing codes materially affecting health and safety.   (2) Make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition.   (3) Keep all common areas of the premises in a clean and safe condition. The landlord shall not be liable for any injury caused by any objects or materials which belong to or which have been placed by a tenant in the common areas of the premises used by the tenant.   (4) Maintain in good and safe working order and condition all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and other facilities and appliances, including elevators, supplied or required to be supplied by the landlord.   (5) Provide and maintain appropriate receptacles and conveniences, accessible to all tenants, for the central collection and removal of ashes, garbage, rubbish, and other waste incidental to the occupancy of the dwelling unit and arrange for their removal.   (6) Supply running water and reasonable amounts of hot water at all times and reasonable heat, except where the building that includes the dwelling unit is not required by law to be equipped for that purpose, or the dwelling unit is so constructed that heat or hot water is generated by an installation within the exclusive control of the tenant and supplied by a direct public utility connection.   b. If the duty imposed by paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1), is greater than a duty imposed by another subparagraph of paragraph “a”, the landlord’s duty shall be determined by reference to paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1).   2. The landlord and tenant of a single family residence may agree in writing that the tenant perform the landlord’s duties specified in subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraphs (5) and (6), and also specified repairs, maintenance tasks, alterations, and remodeling, but only if the transaction is entered into in good faith.   3. The landlord and tenant of a dwelling unit other than a single family residence may agree that the tenant is to perform specified repairs, maintenance tasks, alterations, or remodeling only:   a. If the agreement of the parties is entered into in good faith and is set forth in a separate writing signed by the parties and supported by adequate consideration;   b. If the agreement does not diminish or affect the obligation of the landlord to other tenants in the premises.   4. The landlord shall not treat performance of the separate agreement described in subsection 3 as a condition to an obligation or performance of a rental agreement.  [C79, 81, §562A.15]  2013 Acts, ch 30, §177  Referred to in §562A.14, 562A.21, 562A.23, 562A.27, 562A.36
IA Code § 562A.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW|Section 562A.16 - Limitation of liability.

562A.16 Limitation of liability.   1. Unless otherwise agreed, a landlord, who conveys premises that include a dwelling unit subject to a rental agreement in a good faith sale to a bona fide purchaser, is relieved of liability under the rental agreement and this chapter as to events occurring subsequent to written notice to the tenant of the conveyance.   2. A manager of premises that includes a dwelling unit is relieved of liability under the rental agreement and this chapter as to events occurring after written notice to the tenant of the termination of the person’s management.  [C79, 81, §562A.16]
IA Code § 562A.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW|Section 562A.17 - Tenant to maintain dwelling unit.

562A.17 Tenant to maintain dwelling unit.   The tenant shall:   1. Comply with all obligations primarily imposed upon tenants by applicable provisions of building and housing codes materially affecting health and safety.   2. Keep that part of the premises that the tenant occupies and uses as clean and safe as the condition of the premises permit.   3. Dispose from the tenant’s dwelling unit all ashes, rubbish, garbage, and other waste in a clean and safe manner.   4. Keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit or used by the tenant as clean as their condition permits.   5. Use in a reasonable manner all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and other facilities and appliances including elevators in the premises.   6. Not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair or remove a part of the premises or knowingly permit a person to do so. If damage, defacement, alteration, or destruction of property by the tenant is intentional, the tenant may be criminally charged with criminal mischief pursuant to chapter 716.   7. Act in a manner that will not disturb a neighbor’s peaceful enjoyment of the premises.  [C79, 81, §562A.17]  2013 Acts, ch 97, §5  Referred to in §562A.27, 562A.28