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IA Code § 655A.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 655A - NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF NONAGRICULTURAL MORTGAGES|Section 655A.8 - Effect of foreclosure — reopening.

655A.8 Effect of foreclosure — reopening.   Upon completion of the filings required under section 655A.7 and if no rejection of notice has been filed pursuant to section 655A.6, then without further act or deed:   1. The mortgagee acquires and succeeds to all interest of the mortgagor in the real estate.   2. All liens which are inferior to the lien of the foreclosed mortgage are extinguished.   3. The indebtedness secured by the foreclosed mortgage is extinguished.   4. If, after completion of the filings required under section 655A.7, it appears that a junior lienholder was not properly served with a notice pursuant to section 655A.3, the mortgagee may serve the lienholder with an amended notice specifying the provisions of the mortgage currently in default. Unless, within thirty days, the junior lienholder performs pursuant to section 655A.5, the mortgagee may file a supplemental affidavit indicating service and nonperformance to extinguish the lien.   5. A foreclosure under this chapter shall not bar a mortgagee or its successor in interest from action under chapter 654 to resolve matters which have not been resolved under this chapter.  87 Acts, ch 142, §24; 2009 Acts, ch 51, §14, 17
IA Code § 655A.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 655A - NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF NONAGRICULTURAL MORTGAGES|Section 655A.9 - Application of chapter.

655A.9 Application of chapter.   This chapter does not apply to real estate used for an agricultural purpose as defined in section 535.13, or to a one or two family dwelling which is, at the time of the initiation of the foreclosure, occupied by a legal or equitable titleholder.  87 Acts, ch 142, §25; 2006 Acts, ch 1132, §14, 16; 2009 Acts, ch 51, §15, 17  Referred to in §655A.2
IA Code § 656.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 656 - FORFEITURE OF REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS|Section 656.1 - Conditions prescribed.

656.1 Conditions prescribed.   A contract which provides for the sale of real estate located in this state, and for the forfeiture of the vendee’s rights in such contract in case the vendee fails, in specified ways, to comply with said contract, shall, nevertheless, not be forfeited or canceled except as provided in this chapter.  [C97, §4299; S13, §4299; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12389; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §656.1]  Referred to in §656.8
IA Code § 656.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 656 - FORFEITURE OF REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS|Section 656.3 - Service of notice.

656.3 Service of notice.   1. The notice provided for in section 656.2 may be served personally or 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 an affidavit shall not be required before publication. Service by publication shall be deemed complete on the day of the last publication.   2. The notice provided for in section 656.2 may be served on a judgment creditor of a deceased vendee or on any other person who is, as a matter of record, interested in the estate of a deceased vendee in the manner provided in section 654.4A, subsections 4 and 5.  [C97, §4299; S13, §4299; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12391; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §656.3]  2013 Acts, ch 83, §3; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §138  Referred to in §654.18, 656.2, 656.8  Manner of service,  R.C.P. 1.302 – 1.315
IA Code § 656.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 656 - FORFEITURE OF REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS|Section 656.4 - Compliance with notice.

656.4 Compliance with notice.   If the vendee or a mortgagee of the real estate performs, within thirty days of completed service of notice, the breached terms specified in the notice and pays the vendor the reasonable cost of serving the notice, then the right to forfeit for the breach is terminated. The payment of attorney fees pursuant to section 656.7 is not necessary to comply with the notice and prevent forfeiture.  [C97, §4300; S13, §4300; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12392; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §656.4]  84 Acts, ch 1203, §3  Referred to in §656.8
IA Code § 656.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 656 - FORFEITURE OF REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS|Section 656.5 - Proof and record of service.

656.5 Proof and record of service.   If the terms and conditions as to which there is default are not performed within thirty days, the party serving the notice or causing the notice to be served, may file for record in the office of the county recorder a copy of the notice with proofs of service attached or endorsed thereon. If notice has been served by publication, a personal affidavit that personal service could not be made within this state shall also be attached or endorsed on the notice. When so filed and recorded, the said record shall be constructive notice to all parties of the due forfeiture and cancellation of the contract.  [S13, §4300; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12393; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §656.5]  2015 Acts, ch 30, §190  Referred to in §656.2, 656.8, 656.9
IA Code § 656.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 656 - FORFEITURE OF REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS|Section 656.6 - Scope of chapter.

656.6 Scope of chapter.   This chapter shall be operative in all cases where the intention of the parties, as gathered from the contract and surrounding circumstances, is to sell or to agree to sell an interest in real estate, any contract or agreement of the parties to the contrary notwithstanding.  [C97, §4301; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12394; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §656.6]
IA Code § 656.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 656 - FORFEITURE OF REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS|Section 656.7 - Attorney fees.

656.7 Attorney fees.   1. The vendee is liable to the vendor for reasonable attorney fees actually incurred by the vendor necessary for the forfeiture of a contract governed by this chapter. The demand for attorney fees must be stated in the notice served. The maximum liability under this section is fifty dollars. “Attorney fees”, as used in this chapter, is limited to reasonable fees for services requiring a lawyer. “Attorney fees” does not include clerical services even if the services are performed in a lawyer’s office.   2. A vendor seeking payment of attorney fees, when the vendee fails or refuses to pay them, may file a small claims action for enforcement.  84 Acts, ch 1203, §1  Referred to in §656.2, 656.4
IA Code § 656.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 656 - FORFEITURE OF REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS|Section 656.8 - Mediation notice.

656.8 Mediation notice.   Notwithstanding sections 656.1 through 656.5, a person shall not initiate proceedings under this chapter to forfeit a real estate contract for the purchase of agricultural property, as defined in section 654A.1, which is subject to an outstanding obligation on the contract of twenty thousand dollars or more unless the person received a mediation release under section 654A.11, or unless the court determines after notice and hearing that the time delay required for the mediation would cause the person to suffer irreparable harm. Title to land that is agricultural property is not affected by the failure of any creditor to receive a mediation release, regardless of its validity.  86 Acts, ch 1214, §28; 87 Acts, ch 73, §3
IA Code § 656.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 656 - FORFEITURE OF REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS|Section 656.9 - Defect in forfeiture proceedings — limitation of actions.

656.9 Defect in forfeiture proceedings — limitation of actions.   An action shall not be commenced by a vendee who is not in possession of the property, or by a party to the forfeiture proceeding who is other than a vendee or vendor, that asserts a claim against real estate previously subject to a forfeiture proceeding, and such claim is based upon a defect in the forfeiture proceeding, in which the proof and record of service of notice of forfeiture required by section 656.5 has been filed of record for more than ten years.  91 Acts, ch 161, §2; 2013 Acts, ch 83, §4; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §178
IA Code § 657.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 657 - NUISANCES|Section 657.1 - Nuisance — what constitutes — action to abate — electric utility defense.

657.1 Nuisance — what constitutes — action to abate — electric utility defense.   1. Whatever is injurious to health, indecent, or unreasonably offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as essentially to interfere unreasonably with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, is a nuisance, and a civil action by ordinary proceedings may be brought to enjoin and abate the nuisance and to recover damages sustained on account of the nuisance. A petition filed under this subsection shall include the legal description of the real property upon which the nuisance is located unless the nuisance is not situated on or confined to a parcel of real property or is portable or capable of being removed from the real property.   2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, in an action to abate a nuisance against an electric utility, an electric utility may assert a defense of comparative fault as set out in section 668.3 if the electric utility demonstrates that in the course of providing electric services to its customers it has complied with engineering and safety standards as adopted by the utilities board of the department of commerce, and if the electric utility has secured all permits and approvals, as required by state law and local ordinances, necessary to perform activities alleged to constitute a nuisance.  [C51, §2131 – 2133; R60, §3713 – 3715; C73, §3331; C97, §4302; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12395; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §657.1]  95 Acts, ch 195, §34; 2004 Acts, ch 1077, §1; 2005 Acts, ch 3, §108; 2010 Acts, ch 1050, §8
IA Code § 657.2A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 657 - NUISANCES|Section 657.2A - Indexing of petition.

657.2A Indexing of petition.   1. When a petition affecting real property is filed by a governmental entity under this chapter, the clerk of the district court shall index the petition pursuant to section 617.10, if the legal description of the affected property is included in or attached to the petition.   2. After filing the petition with the clerk of the district court, the governmental entity shall also file the petition in the office of the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall include a notation of the pendency of the action in the county system, as defined in section 445.1, until the judgment of the court is satisfied or until the action is dismissed. Pursuant to section 446.7, an affected property that is subject to a pending action shall not be offered for sale by the county treasurer at tax sale.  2010 Acts, ch 1050, §9
IA Code § 657.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 657 - NUISANCES|Section 657.3 - Penalty — abatement.

657.3 Penalty — abatement.   Whoever is convicted of erecting, causing, or continuing a public or common nuisance as provided in this chapter, or at common law when the same has not been modified or repealed by statute, where no other punishment therefor is specially provided, shall be guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor and the court may order such nuisance abated, and issue a warrant as provided in this chapter.  [C51, §2762; R60, §4412; C73, §4092; C97, §5081; S13, §5081; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12397; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §657.3]  2020 Acts, ch 1063, §366  Section amended
IA Code § 657.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 657 - NUISANCES|Section 657.4 - Process.

657.4 Process.   When upon indictment, complaint, or civil action any person is found guilty of erecting, causing, or continuing a nuisance, the court before whom such finding is had may, in addition to the fine imposed, if any, or to the judgment for damages or cost for which a separate execution may issue, order that such nuisance be abated or removed at the expense of the defendant, and, after inquiry into and estimating as nearly as may be the sum necessary to defray the expenses of such abatement, the court may issue a warrant therefor.  [C51, §2763; R60, §4413; C73, §4093; C97, §5082; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12398; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §657.4]
IA Code § 657.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 657 - NUISANCES|Section 657.6 - Stay of execution.

657.6 Stay of execution.   Instead of issuing a warrant, the court may order the warrant to be stayed upon motion of the defendant, if the defendant enters into an undertaking to the state, in such sum and with such surety as the court may direct, under the condition that either the defendant will discontinue the nuisance or that, within a time limited by the court, and not exceeding six months, the defendant will cause the nuisance to be abated and removed, as either is directed by the court. Upon the defendant’s failure to perform the condition of the defendant’s undertaking, the surety shall be forfeited, and the court, upon being satisfied of a default, may order the warrant forthwith to issue, and action may be brought on the undertaking.  [C51, §2765; R60, §4415; C73, §4095; C97, §5084; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12400; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §657.6]  2019 Acts, ch 59, §223
IA Code § 657.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 657 - NUISANCES|Section 657.7 - Expenses — how collected.

657.7 Expenses — how collected.   The expense of abating a nuisance by virtue of a warrant can be collected by the officer in the same manner as damages and costs are collected on execution, except that the materials of any buildings, fences, or other things that may be removed as a nuisance may be first levied upon and sold by the officer, and if any of the proceeds remain after satisfying the expense of the removal, such balance must be paid by the officer to the defendant, or to the owner of the property levied upon; and if said proceeds are not sufficient to pay such expenses, the officer must collect the residue thereof.  [C51, §2766; R60, §4416; C73, §4096; C97, §5085; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12401; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §657.7]
IA Code § 657.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 657 - NUISANCES|Section 657.8 - Feedlots.

657.8 Feedlots.   This chapter shall apply to the operation of a livestock feedlot, only as provided in chapter 172D.  [C77, 79, 81, §657.8]
IA Code § 657.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 657 - NUISANCES|Section 657.9 - Shooting ranges.

657.9 Shooting ranges.   1. Before a person improves property acquired to establish, use, and maintain a shooting range by the erection of buildings, breastworks, ramparts, or other works or before a person substantially changes the existing use of a shooting range, the person shall obtain approval of the county zoning commission or the city zoning commission, whichever is appropriate. The appropriate commission shall comply with section 335.8 or 414.6. In the event a county or city does not have a zoning commission, the county board of supervisors or the city council shall comply with section 335.6 or 414.5 before granting the approval.   2. A person who acquires title to or who owns real property adversely affected by the use of property with a permanently located and improved range shall not maintain a nuisance action against the person who owns the range to restrain, enjoin, or impede the use of the range where there has not been a substantial change in the nature of the use of the range.   3. This section does not prohibit actions for negligence or recklessness in the operation of the range or by a person using the range.  [82 Acts, ch 1193, §1]  84 Acts, ch 1067, §49; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §112  Referred to in §335.26, 414.26
IA Code § 657.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 657 - NUISANCES|Section 657.10 - Mediation notice.

657.10 Mediation notice.   Notwithstanding this chapter, a person, required under chapter 654B to participate in mediation, shall not begin a proceeding subject to this chapter until the person receives a mediation release under section 654B.8, or until the court determines after notice and hearing that one of the following applies:   1. The time delay required for the mediation would cause the person to suffer irreparable harm.   2. The dispute involves a claim which should be resolved as a class action.  90 Acts, ch 1143, §27
IA Code § 657A.1A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 657A - ABANDONED OR UNSAFE BUILDINGS — ABATEMENT BY REHABILITATION|Section 657A.1A - Preliminary inspection of building.

657A.1A Preliminary inspection of building.   1. No sooner than one hundred thirty-five days after a property has become vacant, a person, other than a governmental entity, may request that the responsible building official inspect the property and certify that a property is both abandoned and in need of abatement. The responsible building official may also initiate an inspection on the official’s own initiative at any time.   2. If the responsible building official finds from an exterior view of the property, in addition to any other credible information that the official may have, that there is reasonable cause to believe that the property is abandoned and in need of abatement, the official shall schedule a date and time for an inspection of the property by the official. The person requesting the inspection shall provide written notice of the scheduled inspection by first class mail and certified mail to the owner and all interested persons at least twenty days before the inspection. The notice must state the date, time, and place of the inspection and state that unless the owner appears at the inspection to allow the responsible building official access to the interior of the property, the official, accompanied by the person serving notice and any interested persons appearing for the inspection, may enter the property to determine whether the property is abandoned and in need of abatement and, if so, to estimate the costs of abatement. The official may enter the property for an inspection, along with the person serving notice and any interested persons, if the owner is not present for the inspection. Upon request, the inspection may be rescheduled as needed. The responsible building official must obtain an administrative search warrant pursuant to section 808.14 to enter any building to conduct an inspection pursuant to this section.   3. The responsible building official’s findings shall be in writing with copies provided to the person requesting the inspection, the owner, and all interested parties. The governmental entity employing the responsible building official may establish and charge a fee to cover the reasonable costs of the inspection, which shall be added to costs in an action under this chapter.   4. Evidence that financial obligations in respect to a building, including but not limited to payments of a mortgage, bills, or property taxes, are currently met does not rebut a finding of abandonment if the property is substantially in need of abatement in an action filed under section 657A.2.  2019 Acts, ch 105, §5  Referred to in §631.1, 657A.2, 657A.8, 657A.10A, 657A.10B
IA Code § 657A.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 657A - ABANDONED OR UNSAFE BUILDINGS — ABATEMENT BY REHABILITATION|Section 657A.4 - Appointment of receiver.

657A.4 Appointment of receiver.   After expiration of a date established pursuant to section 657A.3, subsection 1, or a hearing pursuant to section 657A.3, the court may appoint a receiver to take possession and control of the property in question. A person shall not be appointed as a receiver unless the person has first provided the court with a viable financial and construction plan for the rehabilitation of the property in question and has demonstrated the capacity and expertise to perform the required work in a satisfactory manner. The appointed receiver may be a financial institution that possesses an interest of record in the property, a nonprofit corporation that is duly organized and exists for the primary purpose of improving housing conditions in the county or city in which the property in question is located, or any person deemed qualified by the court. No part of the net earnings of a nonprofit corporation serving as a receiver under this section shall benefit a private shareholder or individual. Membership on the board of trustees of a nonprofit corporation does not constitute the holding of a public office or employment and is not an interest, either direct or indirect, in a contract or expenditure of money by a city or county. A member of a board of trustees of a nonprofit corporation appointed as receiver is not disqualified from holding public office or employment and is also not required to forfeit public office or employment by reason of the membership on the board of trustees.  85 Acts, ch 222, §4; 96 Acts, ch 1204, §29; 2019 Acts, ch 105, §8; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §369  Referred to in §657A.3, 657A.10A, 657A.10B  Section amended
IA Code § 657A.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 657A - ABANDONED OR UNSAFE BUILDINGS — ABATEMENT BY REHABILITATION|Section 657A.5 - Determination of costs of abatement.

657A.5 Determination of costs of abatement.   1. Prior to ordering work or the furnishing of materials to abate a public nuisance under this chapter, the court shall make all of the following findings:   a. The estimated cost of the labor, materials, and financing required to abate the public nuisance.   b. The estimated income and expenses of the property after the furnishing of the materials and the completion of the repairs and improvements.   c. The need for and terms of financing for the performance of the work and the furnishing of the materials.   d. If repair and rehabilitation of the property are not found to be feasible, the cost of demolition of the property or the portions of the property that constitute the public nuisance.   2. Upon the written request of all the known interested persons to have the property or portions of the property demolished, the court may order the demolition. However, demolition shall not be ordered unless the requesting persons have paid the costs of demolition, the costs of the receivership, and all notes and mortgages of the receivership.  85 Acts, ch 222, §5  Referred to in §657A.10A, 657A.10B