562B.23 Failure to deliver possession.
1. If the landlord fails to deliver physical possession of the mobile home space to the tenant as provided in section 562B.15, rent abates until possession is delivered and the tenant may do either of the following:
a. Upon written notice to the landlord, terminate the rental agreement and at that time the landlord shall return all deposits.
b. Demand performance of the rental agreement by the landlord and, if the tenant elects, maintain an action for possession of the mobile home space against the landlord and recover the damages sustained by the tenant plus reasonable attorney fees and court costs.
2. If the landlord delivers physical possession to the tenant but fails to comply with section 562B.16 at the time of delivery, rent shall not abate. The tenant may also proceed with the remedies provided for in section 562B.22.
[C79, 81, §562B.23]
2001 Acts, ch 153, §16; 2002 Acts, ch 1050, §60, 65
Structure Iowa Code
Section 562B.3 - Supplementary principles of law applicable.
Section 562B.4 - Administration of remedies — enforcement.
Section 562B.5 - Exclusions from application of chapter.
Section 562B.6 - Jurisdiction and service of process.
Section 562B.7 - General definitions.
Section 562B.8 - Unconscionability.
Section 562B.9A - Computation of time.
Section 562B.10 - Terms and conditions of rental agreement.
Section 562B.11 - Prohibited provisions in rental agreements.
Section 562B.12 - Separation of rents and obligations to maintain property forbidden.
Section 562B.13 - Rental deposits.
Section 562B.14 - Disclosure and tender of written rental agreement.
Section 562B.15 - Landlord to deliver possession of mobile home space.
Section 562B.16 - Landlord to maintain fit premises.
Section 562B.17 - Limitation of liability.
Section 562B.18 - Tenant to maintain mobile home space — notice of vacating.
Section 562B.19 - Rules and regulations.
Section 562B.21 - Tenant to occupy as a dwelling unit — authority to sublet.
Section 562B.22 - Noncompliance by the landlord.
Section 562B.23 - Failure to deliver possession.
Section 562B.25 - Noncompliance with rental agreement by tenant — failure to pay rent.
Section 562B.25A - Termination for creating a clear and present danger to others.
Section 562B.25B - Right to summon emergency assistance — waiver of rights.
Section 562B.26 - Failure to maintain by tenant.
Section 562B.27 - Remedies for abandonment — required registration.
Section 562B.27A - Method of service of notice on tenant.
Section 562B.28 - Waiver of landlord’s right to terminate.
Section 562B.30 - Periodic tenancy — holdover remedies.
Section 562B.31 - Landlord and tenant remedies for abuse of access to mobile home space.