358C.12 Real estate improvement district to be a body corporate — eminent domain.
1. Each district organized under this chapter shall be a body corporate and politic, with the name and style under which it was organized, and by that name and style may sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, acquire and hold real and personal property necessary for corporate purposes, adopt a corporate seal and alter the same at pleasure, and exercise all the powers conferred in this chapter.
2. All courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the existence of real estate improvement districts organized under this chapter.
3. A district shall not own or hold land in excess of ten acres unless the land is actually used for a public purpose within three years of its acquisition. A district which owns or holds land in excess of ten acres for more than three years without devoting it to a public purpose as provided in this chapter shall divest itself of the land by public auction to the highest bidder.
4. A district may acquire by purchase, condemnation, or gift, real or personal property, right-of-way, and easement within or without its corporate limits necessary for its corporate purposes specified in section 358C.4.
5. If the board of trustees of the district decide to make a public improvement pursuant to this chapter which requires that private property be taken or damaged, the board may exercise the power of eminent domain. The procedure to condemn property shall be exercised in the manner provided in chapter 6B.
6. A district shall comply with all city building and use codes for owner-occupied residential housing and shall comply with all city design and construction standards for the public improvements authorized in section 358C.4.
7. A district shall not incorporate as a city if all or the major part of the district is within two miles of the boundaries of a city at the time the district is approved.
8. The provisions of chapters 21 and 22 applicable to cities, counties, and school districts apply to the district. The records of the district are subject to audit pursuant to section 11.6.
95 Acts, ch 200, §12
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 358C - REAL ESTATE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
Section 358C.1 - Legislative findings — purpose — definitions.
Section 358C.3 - Real estate improvement district created.
Section 358C.4 - Public improvements authorized.
Section 358C.5 - Date and notice of hearing.
Section 358C.6 - Hearing of petition and order.
Section 358C.7 - Notice of election.
Section 358C.9 - Expenses and costs of election.
Section 358C.10 - Selection of trustees — term of office.
Section 358C.11 - Trustee’s bond.
Section 358C.12 - Real estate improvement district to be a body corporate — eminent domain.
Section 358C.13 - Board of trustees — powers — prohibited actions.
Section 358C.14 - Taxes — power to levy — tax sales.
Section 358C.15 - Rentals and charges.
Section 358C.16 - Debt limit — borrowing — bonds — purposes.
Section 358C.17 - Special assessments.
Section 358C.18 - Additional territory.
Section 358C.19 - Annexation by a city.
Section 358C.20 - Effective date of merger.
Section 358C.21 - Dissolution of district.
Section 358C.22 - Detachment of land.