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2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 569 - ACQUISITION OF TITLE BY STATE OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Section 569.7 - Execution of deeds and leases.

569.7 Execution of deeds and leases.
The said governing body may appoint its chairperson, president, or other member to execute and acknowledge, for and on behalf of the state, county, or municipality, leases and deeds of conveyance, but said instruments when executed shall be approved by the said body and said approval spread upon its minutes with the yea and nay vote thereon. A transcript of said minutes certified by the secretary of said body shall be entitled to be recorded in the same manner as the approved instrument is entitled to be recorded.
[C73, §1916, 1918, 1919; C97, §2898 – 2900; C24, 27, 31, §10254, 10257 – 10260; C35, §10260-e3; C39, §10260.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §569.7]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 569 - ACQUISITION OF TITLE BY STATE OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Section 569.8 - Title under tax deed — sale — proceeds.

569.8 Title under tax deed — sale — proceeds.
1. Disposition by a county of a parcel acquired by tax deed shall comply with section 331.361, subsection 2 or 3.
2. When title to a parcel acquired by tax deed is transferred, the auditor shall immediately record the deed and the assessor shall enter the parcel to be assessed following the assessment date.
3. A parcel the county holds by tax deed shall not be assessed or taxed until transferred.
4. The transfer by a county of a parcel acquired by tax deed gives the purchaser free title as to previously levied or set taxes.
5. The proceeds of the sale shall be credited to the county general fund.
[C35, §10260-g1; C39, §10260.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §569.8; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1094]
91 Acts, ch 191, §122; 92 Acts, ch 1016, §40; 96 Acts, ch 1204, §32
Referred to in §445.1
For definitions applicable to this section, see §445.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 570 - LANDLORD’S LIEN › Section 570.1 - Lien created — perfection and priority — termination.

570.1 Lien created — perfection and priority — termination.
1. A landlord shall have a lien for the rent upon all crops grown upon the leased premises, and upon any other personal property of the tenant which has been used or kept thereon during the term and which is not exempt from execution.
2. In order to perfect a lien in farm products as defined in section 554.9102, which is created under this section, a landlord must file a financing statement as required by section 554.9308, subsection 2. Except as provided in chapters 571, 572, 579A, 579B, and 581, a perfected lien in the farm products has priority over a conflicting security interest or lien, including a security interest or lien that was perfected prior to the creation of the lien under this section, if the lien created in this section is perfected on either of the following dates:
a. Prior to July 1, 2001.
b. When the debtor takes possession of the leased premises or within twenty days after the debtor takes possession of the leased premises.
3. A financing statement filed to perfect a lien in the farm products must include a statement that it is filed for the purpose of perfecting a landlord’s lien. Notwithstanding section 554.9515, such financing statement shall continue to be effective until a termination statement is filed.
4. Within twenty days after a landlord who has filed a financing statement receives a written demand, authenticated as provided in article 9 of chapter 554, from a tenant, the landlord shall file a termination statement, if the lien in the farm products has expired or if the tenant is no longer in possession of the leased premises and has performed all obligations under the lease.
[C51, §1270; R60, §2302; C73, §2017; C97, §2992; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10261; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §570.1]
2000 Acts, ch 1149, §176, 187; 2002 Acts, ch 1023, §1
Referred to in §570A.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 570 - LANDLORD’S LIEN › Section 570.2 - Duration of lien.

570.2 Duration of lien.
Such lien shall continue for the period of one year after a year’s rent, or the rent of a shorter period, falls due. But in no case shall such lien continue more than six months after the expiration of the term.
[C51, §1270; R60, §2302; C73, §2017; C97, §2992; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10262; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §570.2]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 570 - LANDLORD’S LIEN › Section 570.3 - Limitation on lien in case of sale under judicial process.

570.3 Limitation on lien in case of sale under judicial process.
In the event that a stock of goods or merchandise, or a part thereof, subject to a landlord’s lien, shall be sold under judicial process, order of court, or by an assignee under a general assignment for benefit of creditors, the lien of the landlord shall not be enforceable against said stock or portion thereof, except for rent due for the term already expired, and for rent to be paid for the use of demised premises for a period not exceeding six months after date of sale, any agreement of the parties to the contrary notwithstanding.
[C97, §2992; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10263; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §570.3]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 570 - LANDLORD’S LIEN › Section 570.4 - Limitation on lien in case of crop failure.

570.4 Limitation on lien in case of crop failure.
1. In cases of farm leases involving the rental of farmlands of forty acres or more, where the tenant has defaulted in the payment of the rent and suit has been commenced aided by landlord’s attachment for the enforcement of the landlord’s lien, the defendant may file as a defense that the default or inability to pay is caused or brought about by reason of drought, flood, hail, storms, or other climatic conditions or infestation of pests affecting the crops in controversy. When such a defense has been filed, the issue as to the cause for the default shall be triable as an equitable action. Upon the hearing, if the court finds that the default or inability to pay is due to drought, flood, hail, storm, or other climatic conditions or infestation of pests affecting the crops in controversy, the court may enter a decree pursuant thereto with the court’s finding of fact. Where a decree has been entered finding that the inability to pay was brought about by any of the conditions named in this section, the landlord’s lien shall be confined to all of the crops grown and raised upon the premises and to all increase in livestock and hogs raised upon the premises.
2. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any farm leases executed prior to July 4, 1941.
[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §570.4]
2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 570 - LANDLORD’S LIEN › Section 570.5 - Enforcement — proceeding by attachment.

570.5 Enforcement — proceeding by attachment.
The lien may be enforced by the commencement of an action, within the period above prescribed, for the rent alone, in which action the landlord shall be entitled to a writ of attachment, upon filing with the clerk a verified petition, stating that the action is commenced to recover rent accrued within one year previous thereto upon premises described in the petition; and the procedure thereunder shall be the same, as nearly as may be, as in other cases of attachment, except no bond shall be required.
[C51, §1271; R60, §2303; C73, §2018; C97, §2993; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10264; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §570.5]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 570 - LANDLORD’S LIEN › Section 570.6 - Lien upon additional property.

570.6 Lien upon additional property.
If a lien for rent is given in a written lease or other instrument upon additional property, it may be enforced in the same manner as a landlord’s lien and in the same action.
[C51, §1271; R60, §2303; C73, §2018; C97, §2993; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10265; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §570.6]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 570 - LANDLORD’S LIEN › Section 570.7 - Action by tenant to recover property.

570.7 Action by tenant to recover property.
An action brought by a tenant, the tenant’s assignee or undertenant, to recover the possession of specific personal property taken under landlord’s attachment, may be against the party who sued out the attachment; and the property claimed in such action may, under the writ therefor, be taken from the officer who seized it, when the officer has no other claim to hold it than that derived from the writ.
[R60, §2770; C73, §2575; C97, §3490; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10266; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §570.7]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 570 - LANDLORD’S LIEN › Section 570.8 - Acts sufficient to constitute taking of property.

570.8 Acts sufficient to constitute taking of property.
The endorsement of a levy on the property, made upon the process by the officer holding it, shall be a sufficient taking of the property to sustain an action against the party who sued out the writ.
[R60, §2770; C73, §2575; C97, §3490; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10267; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §570.8]
Levy generally,
R.C.P. 1.1018 – 1.1020
; §639.26
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 570 - LANDLORD’S LIEN › Section 570.9 - Sale of crops held by landlord’s lien.

570.9 Sale of crops held by landlord’s lien.
If any tenant of farmlands, with intent to defraud, shall sell, conceal, or in any manner dispose of any of the grain, or other annual products thereof upon which there is a landlord’s lien for unpaid rent, without the written consent of the landlord, the tenant shall be guilty of theft.
[S13, §4852-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10268; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §570.9]
Referred to in §570.10
Theft, chapter 714
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 570 - LANDLORD’S LIEN › Section 570.10 - Action barred by payment of rent.

570.10 Action barred by payment of rent.
The payment of the rent for the lands upon which such grain or other annual products were raised at or before the time the same falls due, shall be a bar to any prosecution under section 570.9 and no prosecution shall be commenced until such rent be wholly due.
[S13, §4852-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10269; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §570.10]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 570A - AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY DEALER LIEN › Section 570A.3 - Lien created.

570A.3 Lien created.
An agricultural supply dealer who provides an agricultural supply to a farmer shall have an agricultural lien as provided in section 554.9102. The agricultural supply dealer is a secured party and the farmer is a debtor for purposes of chapter 554, article 9. The amount of the lien shall be the amount owed to the agricultural supply dealer for the retail cost of the agricultural supply, including labor provided. The lien applies to all of the following:
1. Crops which are produced upon the land to which the agricultural chemical was applied, produced from the seed provided, or produced using the petroleum product provided. The lien shall not apply to any crops so produced upon the land after four hundred ninety days from the date that the farmer purchased the agricultural supply.
2. Livestock consuming the feed. However, the lien does not apply to that portion of the livestock of a farmer who has paid all amounts due from the farmer for the retail cost, including labor, of the feed.
84 Acts, ch 1072, §3; 85 Acts, ch 204, §3; 2003 Acts, ch 82, §4
Referred to in §570A.1, 570A.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 570A - AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY DEALER LIEN › Section 570A.4 - Perfecting the lien — filing requirements.

570A.4 Perfecting the lien — filing requirements.
Except as provided in this section, a financing statement filed to perfect an agricultural supply dealer lien shall be governed by chapter 554, article 9, part 5, in the same manner as any other financing statement.
1. The lien becomes effective at the time that the farmer purchases the agricultural supply.
2. In order to perfect the lien, the agricultural supply dealer must file a financing statement in the office of the secretary of state as provided in section 554.9308 within thirty-one days after the date that the farmer purchases the agricultural supply. The financing statement shall meet the requirements of section 554.9502, subsection 1, and include all applicable information described in section 554.9516. Filing a financing statement as provided in this subsection satisfies all requirements for perfection of an agricultural lien as provided in chapter 554, article 9.
84 Acts, ch 1072, §4; 85 Acts, ch 204, §4; 88 Acts, ch 1275, §40; 91 Acts, ch 267, §630; 2000 Acts, ch 1149, §177, 187; 2003 Acts, ch 82, §5
Referred to in §570A.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 570A - AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY DEALER LIEN › Section 570A.5 - Priority of lien.

570A.5 Priority of lien.
Except as provided in this section, an agricultural supply dealer lien that is effective or perfected as provided in section 570A.4 shall be subject to the rules of priority as provided in section 554.9322. For an agricultural supply dealer lien that is perfected under section 570A.4, all of the following shall apply:
1. The lien shall have priority over a lien or security interest that applies subsequent to the time that the agricultural supply dealer lien is perfected.
2. Except as provided in section 570A.2, subsection 3, the lien shall have equal priority to a lien or security interest which is perfected prior to the time that the agricultural supply dealer lien is perfected. However, a landlord’s lien that is perfected pursuant to section 570.1 shall have priority over a conflicting agricultural supply dealer lien as provided in section 570.1, and a harvester’s lien that is perfected pursuant to section 571.3 shall have priority over a conflicting agricultural supply dealer lien as provided in section 571.3A.
3. A lien in livestock feed shall have priority over an earlier perfected lien or security interest to the extent of the difference between the acquisition price of the livestock and the fair market value of the livestock at the time the lien attaches or the sale price of the livestock, whichever is greater.
84 Acts, ch 1072, §5; 2003 Acts, ch 82, §6; 2004 Acts, ch 1086, §92, 93
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 570A - AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY DEALER LIEN › Section 570A.6 - Enforcement of lien.

570A.6 Enforcement of lien.
An agricultural supply dealer may enforce an agricultural supply dealer lien in the manner provided for agricultural liens pursuant to chapter 554, article 9, part 6.
84 Acts, ch 1072, §6; 2000 Acts, ch 1149, §178, 187; 2003 Acts, ch 82, §7; 2004 Acts, ch 1086, §94
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 571 - HARVESTER’S LIEN › Section 571.1A - Definitions.

571.1A Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Crop” includes but is not limited to corn, soybeans, hay, straw, and crops produced on trees, vines, or bushes.
2. “Harvester” means a person who performs harvesting services.
3. “Harvesting services” means baling, chopping, combining, cutting, husking, picking, shelling, stacking, threshing, or windrowing a crop, regardless of the means or method employed.
4. “Harvester’s lien” or “lien” means the harvester’s lien created in section 571.1B.
2003 Acts, ch 82, §9; 2007 Acts, ch 126, §99
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 571 - HARVESTER’S LIEN › Section 571.1B - Lien created.

571.1B Lien created.
A harvester shall have an agricultural lien as provided in section 554.9102 for the reasonable value of harvesting services. The harvester is a secured party and the person for whom the harvester renders such harvesting services is a debtor for purposes of chapter 554, article 9. The lien applies to crops harvested by the harvester.
2003 Acts, ch 82, §10
Referred to in §571.1A, 571.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 571 - HARVESTER’S LIEN › Section 571.3 - Perfecting the lien — filing requirements.

571.3 Perfecting the lien — filing requirements.
Except as provided in this section, a financing statement filed to perfect a harvester’s lien shall be governed by chapter 554, article 9, part 5, in the same manner as any other financing statement.
1. The lien becomes effective at the time that the harvesting services provided under section 571.1B are rendered.
2. In order to perfect the lien, the harvester must file a financing statement in the office of the secretary of state as provided in section 554.9308 within ten days after the last date that the harvesting services were rendered. The financing statement shall meet the requirements of section 554.9502, subsection 1, and include all applicable information described in section 554.9516. Filing a financing statement as provided in this subsection satisfies all requirements for perfection of an agricultural lien as provided in chapter 554, article 9.
[C35, §10269-e3; C39, §10269.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §571.3]
86 Acts, ch 1033, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 82, §11
Referred to in §570A.5, 571.3A
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 571 - HARVESTER’S LIEN › Section 571.3A - Priority of lien.

571.3A Priority of lien.
Except as provided in this section, section 554.9322 shall govern the priority of a harvester’s lien that is effective or perfected as provided in section 571.3.
1. A harvester’s lien that is effective but not perfected under section 571.3 shall have priority as provided in section 554.9322.
2. A harvester’s lien that is perfected under section 571.3 shall have priority over a conflicting security interest in harvested crops regardless of when such security interest is perfected. A perfected harvester’s lien shall have priority over a conflicting landlord’s lien as provided in chapter 570, regardless of when such landlord’s lien is perfected.
2003 Acts, ch 82, §12
Referred to in §570A.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 571 - HARVESTER’S LIEN › Section 571.5 - Enforcement of lien.

571.5 Enforcement of lien.
A harvester may enforce a harvester’s lien in the manner provided for agricultural liens pursuant to the uniform commercial code, chapter 554, article 9, part 6.
[C35, §10269-e5; C39, §10269.5; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §571.5]
2000 Acts, ch 1149, §179, 187; 2003 Acts, ch 82, §13
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.1 - Definitions and rules of construction.

572.1 Definitions and rules of construction.
For the purpose of this chapter:
1. “Administrator” means the secretary of state.
2. “Building” shall be construed as if followed by the words “erection, or other improvement upon land”.
3. “General contractor” includes every person who does work or furnishes materials by contract, express or implied, with an owner. “General contractor” does not include a person who does work or furnishes materials on contract with an owner-builder.
4. “Labor” means labor completed by the claimant.
5. “Material”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes machinery, tools, fixtures, trees, evergreens, vines, plants, shrubs, tubers, bulbs, hedges, bushes, sod, soil, dirt, mulch, peat, fertilizer, fence wire, fence material, fence posts, tile, and the use of forms, accessories, and equipment furnished by the claimant.
6. “Mechanics’ notice and lien registry” means a centralized computer database maintained on the internet by the administrator that provides a central repository for the submission and management of preliminary notices, notices of commencement of work on residential construction properties, and mechanics’ liens on all construction properties.
7. “Mechanics’ notice and lien registry number” means a number provided by the administrator for all residential construction properties posted to the mechanics’ notice and lien registry.
8. “Owner” means the legal or equitable titleholder of record.
9. “Owner-builder” means the legal or equitable titleholder of record who furnishes material for or performs labor upon a building, erection, or other improvement, or who contracts with a subcontractor to furnish material for or perform labor upon a building, erection, or other improvement and who offers or intends to offer to sell the owner-builder’s property without occupying or using the structures, properties, developments, or improvements for a period of more than one year from the date the structure, property, development, or improvement is substantially completed or abandoned.
10. “Residential construction” means construction on single-family or two-family dwellings occupied or used, or intended to be occupied or used, primarily for residential purposes, and includes real property pursuant to chapter 499B.
11. “Subcontractor” includes every person furnishing material or performing labor upon any building, erection, or other improvement, except those having contracts directly with the owner. “Subcontractor” shall include those persons having contracts directly with an owner-builder.
[C51, §982; R60, §1866, 1871; C73, §2144, 2146; C97, §3096, 3097; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10270; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.1; 81 Acts, ch 186, §1]
98 Acts, ch 1142, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 83, §1, 2; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §2, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13, 40, 43
Referred to in §614.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.2 - Persons entitled to lien.

572.2 Persons entitled to lien.
1. Every person who furnishes any material or labor for, or performs any labor upon, any building or land for improvement, alteration, or repair thereof, including those engaged in the construction or repair of any work of internal or external improvement, and those engaged in grading, sodding, installing nursery stock, landscaping, sidewalk building, fencing on any land or lot, by virtue of any contract with the owner, owner-builder, general contractor, or subcontractor shall have a lien upon such building or improvement, and land belonging to the owner on which the same is situated or upon the land or lot so graded, landscaped, fenced, or otherwise improved, altered, or repaired, to secure payment for the material or labor furnished or labor performed.
2. If material is rented by a person to the owner, general contractor, or subcontractor, the person shall have a lien upon such building, improvement, or land to secure payment for the material rental. The lien is for the reasonable rental value during the period of actual use of the material and any reasonable periods of nonuse of the material taken into account in the rental agreement. The delivery of material to such building, improvement, or land, whether or not delivery is made by the person, creates a presumption that the material was used in the course of alteration, construction, or repair of the building, improvement, or land. However, this presumption shall not pertain to recoveries sought under a surety bond.
3. An owner-builder is not entitled to a lien under this chapter as to work the owner-builder performs, or is contractually obligated to perform, prior to transferring title to the buyer.
[C51, §981, 1010; R60, §1846; C73, §2130; C97, §3089; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10271; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.2]
98 Acts, ch 1142, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 83, §3; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §3, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13
Homestead liable, §561.21
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.4 - Security after completion of work.

572.4 Security after completion of work.
After the completion of such work, the taking of security of any kind shall not affect the right to establish a mechanic’s lien unless such new security shall, by express agreement, be given and received in lieu of such lien.
[C97, §3088; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10273; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.4]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.5 - Extent of lien.

572.5 Extent of lien.
The entire land upon which any building or improvement is situated, including that portion not covered therewith, shall be subject to a mechanic’s lien to the extent of the interest therein of the person for whose benefit such material was furnished or labor performed.
[R60, §1854; C73, §2140; C97, §3090; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10274; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.5]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.6 - In case of leasehold interest.

572.6 In case of leasehold interest.
When the interest of such person is only a leasehold, the forfeiture of the lease for the nonpayment of rent, or for noncompliance with any of the other conditions therein, shall not forfeit or impair the mechanic’s lien upon such building or improvement; but the same may be sold to satisfy such lien, and removed by the purchaser within thirty days after the sale thereof.
[R60, §1854; C73, §2140; C97, §3090; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10275; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.6]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.7 - In case of internal improvement.

572.7 In case of internal improvement.
When the lien is for material furnished or labor performed in the construction, repair, or equipment of any railroad, canal, viaduct, or other similar improvement, said lien shall attach to the erections, excavations, embankments, bridges, roadbeds, rolling stock, and other equipment and to all land upon which such improvements or property may be situated, except the easement or right-of-way.
[C73, §2132; C97, §3091; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10276; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.7]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.8 - Perfection of lien.

572.8 Perfection of lien.
1. A person shall perfect a mechanic’s lien by posting to the mechanics’ notice and lien registry internet site a verified statement of account of the demand due the person, after allowing all credits, setting forth:
a. The date when such material was first furnished or labor first performed, and the date on which the last of the material was furnished or the last of the labor was performed.
b. The legal description that adequately describes the property to be charged with the lien.
c. The name and last known mailing address of the owner of the property.
d. The address of the property or a description of the location of the property if the property cannot be reasonably identified by an address.
e. The tax parcel identification number.
2. Upon posting of the lien, the administrator shall mail a copy of the lien to the owner. If the statement of the lien consists of more than one page, the administrator may omit such pages as consist solely of an accounting of the material furnished or labor performed. In this case, the administrator shall attach a notification that pages of accounting were omitted and may be inspected on the mechanics’ notice and lien registry internet site.
3. A lien perfected under this section shall be limited to the county or counties in which the building, land, or improvement to be charged with the lien is situated. The county or counties identified on the mechanics’ notice and lien registry internet site at the time of posting the required notices pursuant to sections 572.13A and 572.13B shall be the only county or counties in which the building, land, or improvement may be charged with a mechanic’s lien.
[R60, §1851; C73, §2137; C97, §3092; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10277; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.8]
2007 Acts, ch 83, §4; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §4, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13, 40, 43; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257; 2013 Acts, ch 99, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 72, §1, 3
Referred to in §572.9, 572.10, 572.17, 572.31, 602.8102(8)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.9 - Time of lien posting.

572.9 Time of lien posting.
The statement of account required by section 572.8 shall be posted by a general contractor or subcontractor within two years and ninety days after the date on which the last of the material was furnished or the last of the labor was performed.
[R60, §1851; C73, §2137; C97, §3092; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10278; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.9]
87 Acts, ch 79, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 83, §5; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §5, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13
Referred to in §572.31
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.10 - Perfecting lien after lapse of ninety days.

572.10 Perfecting lien after lapse of ninety days.
A general contractor or a subcontractor may perfect a mechanic’s lien pursuant to section 572.8 beyond ninety days after the date on which the last of the material was furnished or the last of the labor was performed by posting a lien to the mechanics’ notice and lien registry internet site and giving written notice thereof to the owner. Such notice may be served by any person in the manner original notices are required to be served. If the party to be served is out of the county wherein the property is situated, a return of that fact by the person charged with making such service shall constitute sufficient service from and after the time it was posted to the mechanics’ notice and lien registry internet site.
[C73, §2133; C97, §3094; SS15, §3094; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10279; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.10]
87 Acts, ch 79, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 83, §6; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §6, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13, 40, 43; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257
Referred to in §572.11, 572.20
Service of notice,
R.C.P. 1.302 – 1.315
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.11 - Extent of lien posted after ninety days.

572.11 Extent of lien posted after ninety days.
Liens perfected under section 572.10 shall be enforced against the property or upon the bond, if given, by the owner or by the owner-builder’s buyer, only to the extent of the balance due from the owner to the general contractor or from the owner-builder’s buyer to the owner-builder at the time of the service of such notice; but if the bond was given by the general contractor or owner-builder, or person contracting with the subcontractor posting the claim for a lien, such bond shall be enforced to the full extent of the amount found due the subcontractor.
[C73, §2133; C97, §3094; SS15, §3094; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10280; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.11]
87 Acts, ch 79, §3; 2007 Acts, ch 83, §7; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §7, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13; 2013 Acts, ch 99, §2
Referred to in §572.20
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.12 - Time of filing against railway.

572.12 Time of filing against railway.
Where a lien is claimed upon a railway, the subcontractor shall have ninety days from the last day of the month in which such labor was done or material furnished within which to file the claim therefor.
[R60, §1851; C73, §2137; C97, §3092; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10281; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.12]
87 Acts, ch 79, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.13 - General contractor — owner notice — residential construction.

572.13 General contractor — owner notice — residential construction.
1. A general contractor who has contracted or will contract with a subcontractor to provide labor or furnish material for the property shall provide the owner with the following owner notice in writing in boldface type of a minimum size of ten points:
Persons or companies furnishing labor or materials for the improvement of real property may enforce a lien upon the improved property if they are not paid for their contributions, even if the parties have no direct contractual relationship with the owner. The mechanics’ notice and lien registry provides a listing of all persons or companies furnishing labor or materials who have posted a lien or who may post a lien upon the improved property.
2. The notice described in subsection 1 shall also contain the internet site address and toll-free telephone number of the mechanics’ notice and lien registry.
3. A general contractor who fails to provide notice pursuant to this section is not entitled to a lien and remedy provided by this chapter.
4. This section applies only to residential construction properties.
[R60, §1847; C73, §2131; C97, §3093; S13, §3093; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10282; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.13]
87 Acts, ch 79, §5; 2007 Acts, ch 83, §8, 9; 2011 Acts, ch 25, §69; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §8, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13, 40, 43; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257
Referred to in §572.13A, 572.13B
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.14 - Liability to subcontractor after payment to general contractor or owner-builder.

572.14 Liability to subcontractor after payment to general contractor or owner-builder.
Except as provided in section 572.13B, payment to the general contractor or owner-builder of any part or all of the contract price of the building or improvement within ninety days after the date on which the last of the materials was furnished or the last of the labor was performed by a subcontractor, does not relieve the owner from liability to the subcontractor for the full value of any material furnished or labor performed upon the building, land, or improvement if the subcontractor posts a lien within ninety days after the date on which the last of the materials was furnished or the last of the labor was performed.
[S13, §3093; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10283; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.14; 81 Acts, ch 186, §2]
87 Acts, ch 79, §6; 98 Acts, ch 1142, §3; 2007 Acts, ch 83, §10; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §11, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.15 - Discharge of mechanic’s lien — bond.

572.15 Discharge of mechanic’s lien — bond.
A mechanic’s lien may be discharged at any time by submitting a bond to the administrator in twice the amount of the sum for which the claim for the lien is posted, with surety or sureties, to be approved by the administrator, conditioned for the payment of any sum for which the claimant may obtain judgment upon the claim.
[C97, §3093; S13, §3093; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10284; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.15]
86 Acts, ch 1017, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 83, §11; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §12, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13; 2013 Acts, ch 99, §8
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.16 - Rule of construction.

572.16 Rule of construction.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the owner to pay a greater amount or at an earlier date than is provided in the owner’s contract with the general contractor, unless the owner pays a part or all of the contract price to the general contractor before the expiration of the ninety days allowed by law for the posting of a mechanic’s lien by a subcontractor; provided that in the case of residential construction, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the owner to pay a greater amount or at an earlier date than is provided in the owner’s contract with the general contractor, unless the owner pays a part or all of the contract price to the general contractor after the owner receives notice pursuant to section 572.13B, subsection 2 or section 572.13B, subsection 3, paragraph “b”.
[C97, §3093; S13, §3093; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10285; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.16; 81 Acts, ch 186, §3]
87 Acts, ch 79, §7; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §13, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.17 - Priority of mechanics’ liens between mechanics.

572.17 Priority of mechanics’ liens between mechanics.
Mechanics’ liens shall have priority over each other in the order of the posting of the statements of accounts as provided in section 572.8.
[R60, §1853, 1855; C73, §2139, 2141; C97, §3095; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10286; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.17]
2012 Acts, ch 1105, §14, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.18 - Priority over other liens.

572.18 Priority over other liens.
1. Mechanics’ liens posted by a general contractor or subcontractor within ninety days after the date on which the last of the material was furnished or the last of the claimant’s labor was performed and for which notices were properly posted to the mechanics’ notice and lien registry internet site pursuant to sections 572.13A and 572.13B shall be superior to all other liens which may attach to or upon a building or improvement and to the land upon which it is situated, except liens of record prior to the time of the original commencement of the claimant’s work or the claimant’s improvements, except as provided in subsection 2.
2. Construction mortgage liens shall be preferred to all mechanics’ liens of claimants who commenced their particular work or improvement subsequent to the date of the recording of the construction mortgage lien. For purposes of this section, a lien is a “construction mortgage lien” to the extent that it secures loans or advancements made to directly finance work or improvements upon the real estate which secures the lien.
3. The rights of purchasers, encumbrancers, and other persons who acquire interests in good faith, for a valuable consideration, and without notice of a lien perfected pursuant to this chapter, are superior to the claims of all general contractors or subcontractors who have perfected their liens more than ninety days after the date on which the last of the claimant’s material was furnished or the last of the claimant’s labor was performed.
4. For purposes of this section, a lender who obtains an interest in the real estate by assignment of a mortgage shall be entitled to the same priority as the original mortgagee.
[R60, §1851, 1853, 1855; C73, §2137, 2139, 2141; C97, §3092, 3095; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10287; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.18]
84 Acts, ch 1215, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 83, §12; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §15, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13, 40, 43; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257
Referred to in §654.12A
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.19 - Priority over garnishments of the owner.

572.19 Priority over garnishments of the owner.
Mechanics’ liens shall take priority over all garnishments of the owner for the contract debts, whether made prior or subsequent to the commencement of the furnishing of the material or performance of the labor, without regard to the date of posting the claim for such lien.
[C97, §3095; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10288; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.19]
2013 Acts, ch 99, §9
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.20 - Priority as to buildings over prior liens upon land.

572.20 Priority as to buildings over prior liens upon land.
Mechanics’ liens, including those for additions, repairs, and betterments, shall attach to the building or improvement for which the material or labor was furnished or done, in preference to any prior lien, encumbrance, or mortgage upon the land upon which such building or improvement was erected or situated except as provided in sections 572.10 and 572.11.
[R60, §1853, 1855; C73, §2139, 2141; C97, §3095; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10289; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.20]
2007 Acts, ch 83, §13
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.21 - Foreclosure of mechanic’s lien when lien on land.

572.21 Foreclosure of mechanic’s lien when lien on land.
In the foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien when there is a superior lien, encumbrance, or mortgage upon the land the following regulations shall govern:
1. Lien on original and independent building or improvement. If such material was furnished or labor performed in the construction of an original and independent building or improvement commenced after the attaching or execution of such superior lien, encumbrance, or mortgage, the court may, in its discretion, order such building or improvement to be sold separately under execution, and the purchaser may remove the same in such reasonable time as the court may fix. If the court shall find that such building or improvement should not be sold separately, it shall take an account of and ascertain the separate values of the land, and the building or improvement, and order the whole sold, and distribute the proceeds of such sale so as to secure to the superior lien, encumbrance, or mortgage priority upon the land, and to the mechanic’s lien priority upon the building or improvement.
2. Lien on existing building or improvement for repairs or additions. If the material furnished or labor performed was for additions, repairs, or betterments upon any building or improvement, the court shall take an accounting of the values before such material was furnished or labor performed, and the enhanced value caused by such additions, repairs, or betterments; and upon the sale of the premises, distribute the proceeds of such sale so as to secure to the superior mortgagee or lienholder priority upon the land and improvements as they existed prior to the attaching of the mechanic’s lien, and to the mechanic’s lienholder priority upon the enhanced value caused by such additions, repairs, or betterments. In case the premises do not sell for more than sufficient to pay off the superior mortgage or other superior lien, the proceeds shall be applied on the superior mortgage or other superior liens.
[R60, §1853, 1855; C73, §2139, 2141; C97, §3095; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10290; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.21]
2007 Acts, ch 83, §14
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.22 - Record of claim.

572.22 Record of claim.
Each claim posted to the mechanics’ notice and lien registry internet site shall be properly indexed and shall contain the following items:
1. The name of the person by whom posted.
2. The date and hour of posting.
3. The amount thereof.
4. The name of the person against whom posted.
5. The legal description that adequately describes the property to be charged with the lien.
6. The tax parcel identification number of the property to be charged.
7. The address of the property or a description of the location of the property if the property cannot be reasonably identified by an address.
[R60, §1852; C73, §2138; C97, §3100; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10291; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.22]
2007 Acts, ch 83, §15; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §16, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13, 40, 43; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257; 2013 Acts, ch 99, §10, 11; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §79
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.23 - Acknowledgment of satisfaction of claim.

572.23 Acknowledgment of satisfaction of claim.
1. When a mechanic’s lien is satisfied by payment of the claim, the claimant shall acknowledge satisfaction thereof and, if the claimant neglects to do so for thirty days after demand in writing is personally served upon the claimant, the claimant shall forfeit and pay twenty-five dollars to the owner, general contractor, or owner-builder and be liable to any person injured to the extent of the injury.
2. If satisfaction is not acknowledged within thirty days after service of the demand in writing, the party serving the demand or causing the demand to be served may file for record with the administrator a copy of the demand with proofs of service attached and endorsed and, in case of service by publication, a personal affidavit that personal service could not be made within this state. Upon completion of the requirements of this subsection, the posting shall be constructive notice to all parties of the due forfeiture and cancellation of the lien. Upon the posting of the demand with the required attachments, the administrator shall mail a date-stamped copy of the demand to both parties.
[R60, §1867 – 1869; C73, §2145; C97, §3101; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10292; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.23]
99 Acts, ch 79, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1154, §34; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §17, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13; 2013 Acts, ch 99, §12
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.24 - Time of bringing action — court.

572.24 Time of bringing action — court.
1. An action to enforce a mechanic’s lien, or an action brought upon any bond given in lieu thereof, may be commenced in the district court after said lien is perfected.
2. An action to challenge a mechanic’s lien may be commenced in the district court or small claims court if the amount of the lien is within jurisdictional limits. Any permissible claim or counterclaim meeting subject matter and jurisdictional requirements may be joined with the action. The court shall make written findings regarding the lawful amount and the validity of the mechanic’s lien. In addition to any other appropriate order, the court may enter judgment on a permissibly joined claim or counterclaim. If the court determines that the mechanic’s lien is invalid, valid for a lesser amount, frivolous, fraudulent, forfeited, expired, or for any other reason unenforceable, the clerk of the district court shall submit the ruling to the administrator who shall make a posting to the mechanics’ notice and lien registry internet site regarding the proper amount of the lien or, if warranted, canceling the lien.
[R60, §1856; C73, §2142, 2143; C97, §3098; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10293; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.24]
99 Acts, ch 79, §2; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §18, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13, 40, 43; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257
Referred to in §631.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.25 - Place of bringing action.

572.25 Place of bringing action.
An action to enforce a mechanic’s lien shall be brought in the county in which the property to be affected, or some part thereof, is situated.
[C73, §2142, 2578; C97, §3098, 3493; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10294; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.25]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.26 - Kinds of action — amendment.

572.26 Kinds of action — amendment.
1. An action to enforce a mechanic’s lien shall be by equitable proceedings, and no other cause of action shall be joined therewith.
2. a. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, a claimant may only amend a lien statement by leave of court in furtherance of justice.
b. A claimant may amend a lien statement without leave of court to decrease the amount demanded, and such amendment shall be effected through the mechanics’ notice and lien registry. Amendment of a lien statement pursuant to this paragraph shall not change or otherwise affect its priority.
c. A claimant shall not amend a lien statement to increase the amount demanded.
[C51, §985; R60, §4183; C73, §2510; C97, §3429; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10295; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.26]
2018 Acts, ch 1097, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN › Section 572.27 - Limitation on action.

572.27 Limitation on action.
Any action to enforce a mechanic’s lien shall be brought within two years from the expiration of ninety days after the date on which the last of the material was furnished or the last of the labor was performed.
[C51, §984; R60, §1865; C73, §2529; C97, §3447; S13, §3447; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10296; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.27]
87 Acts, ch 79, §8; 2007 Acts, ch 83, §16