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2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562 - OWNER-LESSOR AND TENANT-LESSEE › Section 562.1A - Definitions.

562.1A Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Animal feeding operation” means the same as defined in section 459.102.
2. “Farm tenancy” means a leasehold interest in land held by a person who produces crops or provides for the care and feeding of livestock on the land, including by grazing or supplying feed to the livestock.
3. “Livestock” means the same as defined in section 717.1.
2006 Acts, ch 1077, §1; 2013 Acts, ch 44, §1
Referred to in §422.7(14)(f)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562 - OWNER-LESSOR AND TENANT-LESSEE › Section 562.2 - Double rental value — liability.

562.2 Double rental value — liability.
A tenant serving notice of intention to quit leased premises at a time named, and holding over after the time, and a tenant or the tenant’s assignee willfully holding over after the term, and after notice to quit, shall pay double the rental value of the leased premises during the time the tenant holds over to the person entitled to the rent.
[C51, §1268; R60, §2300; C73, §2012; C97, §2989; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10157; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §562.2]
83 Acts, ch 132, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562 - OWNER-LESSOR AND TENANT-LESSEE › Section 562.3 - Attornment to stranger.

562.3 Attornment to stranger.
The payment of rent, or delivery of possession of leased premises, to one not the lessor, is void, and shall not affect the rights of such lessor, unless made with the lessor’s consent, or in pursuance of a judgment or decree of court or judicial sale to which the lessor was a party.
[C51, §1269; R60, §2301; C73, §2013; C97, §2990; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10158; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §562.3]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562 - OWNER-LESSOR AND TENANT-LESSEE › Section 562.4 - Tenant at will — notice to terminate.

562.4 Tenant at will — notice to terminate.
A person in the possession of real estate, with the assent of the owner, is presumed to be a tenant at will until the contrary is shown, and thirty days’ notice in writing must be served upon either party or a successor of the party before termination of the tenancy. However, if a rent is reserved payable at intervals of less than thirty days, the length of notice need not be greater than the interval.
[C51, §1208, 1209; R60, §2216, 2218; C73, §2014, 2015; C97, §2991; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10159; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §562.4]
83 Acts, ch 132, §2
Referred to in §562.9
Three-day forcible entry notice, §648.3 and 648.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562 - OWNER-LESSOR AND TENANT-LESSEE › Section 562.5 - Termination of farm tenancies.

562.5 Termination of farm tenancies.
In the case of a farm tenancy, the notice must fix the termination of the farm tenancy to take place on the first day of March, except in cases of a mere cropper, whose farm tenancy shall terminate when the crop is harvested. However, if the crop is corn, the termination shall not be later than the first day of December, unless otherwise agreed upon.
[R60, §2218; C73, §2015; C97, §2991; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10160; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §562.5]
2006 Acts, ch 1077, §2
Forcible entry provisions, §648.3 and 648.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562 - OWNER-LESSOR AND TENANT-LESSEE › Section 562.5A - Farm tenancy — right to take part of a harvested crop’s aboveground plant.

562.5A Farm tenancy — right to take part of a harvested crop’s aboveground plant.
Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by a lessor and farm tenant, a farm tenant may take any part of the aboveground part of a plant associated with a crop, at the time of harvest or after the harvest, until the farm tenancy terminates as provided in this chapter.
2010 Acts, ch 1027, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562 - OWNER-LESSOR AND TENANT-LESSEE › Section 562.6 - Agreement for termination.

562.6 Agreement for termination.
If a written agreement is made fixing the time of the termination of a tenancy, the tenancy shall terminate at the time agreed upon, without notice. Except for a farm tenant who is a mere cropper or a person who holds a farm tenancy with an acreage of less than forty acres where an animal feeding operation is the primary use of the acreage, a farm tenancy shall continue beyond the agreed term for the following crop year and otherwise upon the same terms and conditions as the original lease unless written notice for termination is served upon either party or a successor of the party in the manner provided in section 562.7, whereupon the farm tenancy shall terminate March 1 following. However, the tenancy shall not continue because of an absence of notice if there is default in the performance of the existing rental agreement.
[R60, §2218; C73, §2015; C97, §2991; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10161; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §562.6]
83 Acts, ch 132, §3; 2006 Acts, ch 1077, §3; 2013 Acts, ch 44, §2; 2016 Acts, ch 1089, §1
Referred to in §562.8
Forcible entry provisions, §648.3 and 648.4
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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]
2023 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
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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
2023 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]
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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]
2023 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 does any of the following:
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.
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 associated costs.
2. If the landlord receives rental assistance payments under a rental assistance agreement administered by the United States department of agriculture under the multifamily housing rental assistance program under Tit. V of the federal Housing Act of 1949, Pub. L. No. 81-171, or receives housing assistance payments under a housing assistance payment contract administered by the United States department of housing and urban development under the housing choice voucher program, the new construction program, the substantial rehabilitation program, or the moderate rehabilitation program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, Pub. L. No. 75-412, a rental agreement shall not contain a provision or impose a rule that requires a person to agree, as a condition of tenancy, to a prohibition or restriction on the lawful ownership, use, or possession of a firearm, a firearm component, or ammunition within the tenant’s specific rental unit. A landlord may impose reasonable restrictions related to the possession, use, or transportation of a firearm, a firearm component, or ammunition within common areas as long as those restrictions do not circumvent the purpose of this subsection. A tenant shall exercise reasonable care in the storage of a firearm, a firearm component, or ammunition. This subsection does not apply to any prohibition or restriction that is required by federal or state law, rule, or regulation.
3. A provision prohibited by this section 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]
2021 Acts, ch 35, §22
Referred to in §562A.16
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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.
3. Except in cases of willful, reckless, or gross negligence, a landlord is not liable in a civil action for personal injury, death, property damage, or other damages resulting from or arising out of an occurrence involving a firearm, a firearm component, or ammunition that the landlord is required to allow on the property under section 562A.11.
[C79, 81, §562A.16]
2021 Acts, ch 35, §23
2023 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
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW › Section 562A.18 - Rules.

562A.18 Rules.
1. A landlord, from time to time, may adopt rules, however described, concerning the tenant’s use and occupancy of the premises. A rule is enforceable against the tenant only if it is written and if:
a. Its purpose is to promote the convenience, safety, or welfare of the tenants in the premises, preserve the landlord’s property from abusive use, or make a fair distribution of services and facilities held out for the tenants generally.
b. It is reasonably related to the purpose for which it is adopted.
c. It applies to all tenants in the premises in a fair manner.
d. It is sufficiently explicit in its prohibition, direction, or limitation of the tenant’s conduct to fairly inform the tenant of what the tenant must or must not do to comply.
e. It is not for the purpose of evading the obligations of the landlord.
f. The tenant has notice of it at the time the tenant enters into the rental agreement.
2. A rule adopted after the tenant enters into the rental agreement is enforceable against the tenant if reasonable notice of its adoption is given to the tenant and it does not work a substantial modification of the rental agreement.
[C79, 81, §562A.18]
2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
Referred to in §562A.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW › Section 562A.19 - Access.

562A.19 Access.
1. The tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord to enter into the dwelling unit in order to inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors.
2. The landlord may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of emergency.
3. The landlord shall not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant. Except in case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant at least twenty-four hours’ notice of the landlord’s intent to enter and enter only at reasonable times.
4. The landlord does not have another right of access except by court order, and as permitted by sections 562A.28 and 562A.29, or if the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises.
[C79, 81, §562A.19]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW › Section 562A.20 - Tenant to use and occupy.

562A.20 Tenant to use and occupy.
Unless otherwise agreed, the tenant shall occupy the dwelling unit only as a dwelling unit and uses incidental thereto. The rental agreement may require that the tenant notify the landlord of an anticipated extended absence from the premises not later than the first day of the extended absence.
[C79, 81, §562A.20]
Referred to in §562A.29
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW › Section 562A.21 - Noncompliance by the landlord — in general.

562A.21 Noncompliance by the landlord — in general.
1. Except as provided in this chapter, if there is a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or a noncompliance with section 562A.15 materially affecting health and safety, the tenant may elect to commence an action under this section and shall deliver a written notice to the landlord specifying the acts and omissions constituting the breach and that the rental agreement will terminate upon a date not less than seven days after receipt of the notice if the breach is not remedied in seven days, and the rental agreement shall terminate and the tenant shall surrender as provided in the notice subject to the following:
a. If the breach is remediable by repairs or the payment of damages or otherwise, and if the landlord adequately remedies the breach prior to the date specified in the notice, the rental agreement shall not terminate.
b. If substantially the same act or omission which constituted a prior noncompliance of which notice was given recurs within six months, the tenant may terminate the rental agreement upon at least seven days’ written notice specifying the breach and the date of termination of the rental agreement unless the landlord has exercised due diligence and effort to remedy the breach which gave rise to the noncompliance.
c. The tenant may not terminate for a condition caused by the deliberate or negligent act or omission of the tenant, a member of the tenant’s family, or other person on the premises with the tenant’s consent.
2. Except as provided in this chapter, the tenant may recover damages and obtain injunctive relief for any noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or section 562A.15 unless the landlord demonstrates affirmatively that the landlord has exercised due diligence and effort to remedy any noncompliance, and that any failure by the landlord to remedy any noncompliance was due to circumstances reasonably beyond the control of the landlord. If the landlord’s noncompliance is willful the tenant may recover reasonable attorney fees.
3. The remedy provided in subsection 2 is in addition to any right of the tenant arising under subsection 1.
4. If the rental agreement is terminated, the landlord shall return all prepaid rent and security recoverable by the tenant under section 562A.12.
[C79, 81, §562A.21]
95 Acts, ch 125, §4, 5
Referred to in §562A.23, 562A.36
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW › Section 562A.22 - Failure to deliver possession.

562A.22 Failure to deliver possession.
1. If the landlord fails to deliver possession of the dwelling unit to the tenant as provided in section 562A.14, rent abates until possession is delivered and the tenant shall:
a. Upon at least five days’ written notice to the landlord, terminate the rental agreement and upon termination the landlord shall return all prepaid rent and security; or
b. Demand performance of the rental agreement by the landlord and, if the tenant elects, maintain an action for possession of the dwelling unit against the landlord or a person wrongfully in possession and recover the damages sustained by the tenant.
2. If a landlord’s failure to deliver possession is willful and not in good faith, a tenant may recover from the landlord the actual damages sustained by the tenant and reasonable attorney fees.
[C79, 81, §562A.22]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW › Section 562A.23 - Wrongful failure to supply heat, water, hot water or essential services.

562A.23 Wrongful failure to supply heat, water, hot water or essential services.
1. If contrary to the rental agreement or section 562A.15 the landlord deliberately or negligently fails to supply running water, hot water, or heat, or essential services, the tenant may give written notice to the landlord specifying the breach and may:
a. Procure reasonable amounts of hot water, running water, heat and essential services during the period of the landlord’s noncompliance and deduct their actual and reasonable cost from the rent;
b. Recover damages based upon the diminution in the fair rental value of the dwelling unit; or
c. Recover any rent already paid for the period of the landlord’s noncompliance which shall be reimbursed on a pro rata basis.
2. If the tenant proceeds under this section, the tenant may not proceed under section 562A.21 as to that breach.
3. The rights under this section do not arise until the tenant has given notice to the landlord or if the condition was caused by the deliberate or negligent act or omission of the tenant, a member of the tenant’s family, or other person on the premises with the consent of the tenant.
[C79, 81, §562A.23]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW › Section 562A.24 - Landlord’s noncompliance as defense to action for possession or rent.

562A.24 Landlord’s noncompliance as defense to action for possession or rent.
1. In an action for possession based upon nonpayment of the rent or in an action for rent where the tenant is in possession, the tenant may counterclaim for an amount which the tenant may recover under the rental agreement or this chapter. In that event the court from time to time may order the tenant to pay into court all or part of the rent accrued and thereafter accruing, and shall determine the amount due to each party. The party to whom a net amount is owed shall be paid first from the money paid into court, and the balance by the other party. If rent does not remain due after application of this section, judgment shall be entered for the tenant in the action for possession. If the defense or counterclaim by the tenant is without merit and is not raised in good faith the landlord may recover reasonable attorney fees.
2. In an action for rent where the tenant is not in possession, the tenant may counterclaim as provided in subsection 1, but the tenant is not required to pay any rent into court.
[C79, 81, §562A.24]
Referred to in §648.19
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW › Section 562A.25 - Fire or casualty damage.

562A.25 Fire or casualty damage.
1. If the dwelling unit or premises are damaged or destroyed by fire or casualty to an extent that enjoyment of the dwelling unit is substantially impaired, the tenant may:
a. Immediately vacate the premises and notify the landlord in writing within fourteen days of the tenant’s intention to terminate the rental agreement, in which case the rental agreement terminates as of the date of vacating; or
b. If continued occupancy is lawful, vacate a part of the dwelling unit rendered unusable by the fire or casualty, in which case the tenant’s liability for rent is reduced in proportion to the diminution in the fair rental value of the dwelling unit.
2. If the rental agreement is terminated, the landlord shall return all prepaid rent and security recoverable under section 562A.12. Accounting for rent in the event of termination or apportionment is to occur as of the date of the casualty.
[C79, 81, §562A.25]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW › Section 562A.26 - Tenant’s remedies for landlord’s unlawful ouster, exclusion, or diminution of service.

562A.26 Tenant’s remedies for landlord’s unlawful ouster, exclusion, or diminution of service.
If the landlord unlawfully removes or excludes the tenant from the premises or willfully diminishes services to the tenant by interrupting or causing the interruption of electric, gas, water, or other essential service to the tenant, the tenant may recover possession pursuant to section 648.1, subsection 1, or terminate the rental agreement and, in either case, recover the actual damages sustained by the tenant, punitive damages not to exceed twice the monthly rental payment, and reasonable attorney fees. If the rental agreement is terminated, the landlord shall return all prepaid rent and security.
[C79, 81, §562A.26]
2013 Acts, ch 97, §6
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW › Section 562A.28 - Failure to maintain.

562A.28 Failure to maintain.
If there is noncompliance by the tenant with section 562A.17, materially affecting health and safety, that can be remedied by repair or replacement of a damaged item or cleaning, and the tenant fails to comply as promptly as conditions require in case of emergency or within seven days after written notice by the landlord specifying the breach and requesting that the tenant remedy it within that period of time, the landlord may enter the dwelling unit and cause the work to be done in a competent manner and submit an itemized bill for the actual and reasonable cost or the fair and reasonable value of it as rent on the next date when periodic rent is due, or if the rental agreement has terminated, for immediate payment.
[C79, 81, §562A.28]
85 Acts, ch 67, §50; 95 Acts, ch 125, §10
Referred to in §562A.19
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW › Section 562A.29 - Remedies for absence, nonuse and abandonment.

562A.29 Remedies for absence, nonuse and abandonment.
1. If the rental agreement requires the tenant to give notice to the landlord of an anticipated extended absence as provided in section 562A.20, and the tenant willfully fails to do so, the landlord may recover actual damages from the tenant.
2. During an absence of the tenant in excess of fourteen days, the landlord may enter the dwelling unit at times reasonably necessary.
3. If the tenant abandons the dwelling unit, the landlord shall make reasonable efforts to rent it at a fair rental. If the landlord rents the dwelling unit for a term beginning prior to the expiration of the rental agreement, it is deemed to be terminated as of the date the new tenancy begins. The rental agreement is deemed to be terminated by the landlord as of the date the landlord has notice of the abandonment, if the landlord fails to use reasonable efforts to rent the dwelling unit at a fair rental or if the landlord accepts the abandonment as a surrender. If the tenancy is from month-to-month, or week-to-week, the term of the rental agreement for this purpose shall be deemed to be a month or a week, as the case may be.
[C79, 81, §562A.29]
Referred to in §562A.19
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW › Section 562A.29A - Method of service of notice on tenant.

562A.29A Method of service of notice on tenant.
1. A written notice of termination required under section 562A.27, subsection 1, 2, or 5, a notice of termination and notice to quit required under section 562A.27A, a landlord’s written notice of termination to the tenant required under section 562A.34, subsection 1, 2, or 3, or a notice to quit required by section 648.3, shall be served upon the tenant by one or more of the following methods:
a. 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 paragraph shall be deemed to provide notice to all tenants of the dwelling unit.
b. Personal service pursuant to
rule of civil procedure 1.305, Iowa court rules
, for the personal service of original notice.
c. Posting on the primary entrance door of the dwelling unit and mailing by both regular mail and certified mail, as defined in section 618.15, to the address of the dwelling unit or to the tenant’s last known address, if different from the address of the dwelling unit. A notice posted according to this paragraph shall be posted within the applicable time period for serving notice and shall include the date the notice was posted.
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.
92 Acts, ch 1211, §2; 96 Acts, ch 1203, §3; 99 Acts, ch 155, §7, 14; 2010 Acts, ch 1017, §3, 11; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §63, 80; 2013 Acts, ch 97, §7
Referred to in §562A.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW › Section 562A.30 - Waiver of landlord’s right to terminate.

562A.30 Waiver of landlord’s right to terminate.
1. Acceptance of performance by the tenant that varies from the terms of the rental agreement or rules subsequently adopted by the landlord constitutes a waiver of the landlord’s right to terminate the rental agreement for that breach.
2. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a landlord from granting a waiver for a term of days, provided the landlord gives notice of the breach and temporary waiver to a tenant consistent with section 562A.8 prior to a tenant acting or failing to act in reliance on the grant of a temporary waiver.
[C79, 81, §562A.30]
2013 Acts, ch 97, §8
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW › Section 562A.31 - Landlord liens — distress for rent.

562A.31 Landlord liens — distress for rent.
1. A lien on behalf of the landlord on the tenant’s household goods is not enforceable unless perfected before January 1, 1979.
2. Distraint for rent is abolished.
[C79, 81, §562A.31]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW › Section 562A.32 - Remedy after termination.

562A.32 Remedy after termination.
If the rental agreement is terminated, the landlord may have a claim for possession and for rent and a separate claim for actual damages for breach of the rental agreement and reasonable attorney fees as provided in section 562A.27.
[C79, 81, §562A.32]
Referred to in §648.19
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW › Section 562A.33 - Recovery of possession limited.

562A.33 Recovery of possession limited.
A landlord may not recover or take possession of the dwelling unit by action or otherwise, including willful diminution of services to the tenant by interrupting or causing the interruption of electric, gas, water or other essential service to the tenant, except in case of abandonment, surrender, or as permitted in this chapter.
[C79, 81, §562A.33]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW › Section 562A.34 - Periodic tenancy — holdover remedies.

562A.34 Periodic tenancy — holdover remedies.
1. The landlord or the tenant may terminate a week-to-week tenancy by a written notice given to the other at least ten days prior to the termination date specified in the notice.
2. The landlord or the tenant may terminate a month-to-month tenancy by a written notice given to the other at least thirty days prior to the periodic rental date specified in the notice.
3. The landlord or the tenant may terminate a tenancy having a term longer than month-to-month by a written notice given to the other at least thirty days prior to the end of the first or subsequent term of the tenancy specified in the notice.
4. If the tenant remains in possession without the landlord’s consent after expiration of the term of the rental agreement or its termination, the landlord may bring an action for possession and if the tenant’s holdover is willful and not in good faith the landlord, in addition, may recover the actual damages sustained by the landlord and reasonable attorney fees. If the landlord consents to the tenant’s continued occupancy, section 562A.9, subsection 5 applies.
[C79, 81, §562A.34]
2006 Acts, ch 1037, §1
Referred to in §562A.14, 562A.29A