562B.27A Method of service of notice on tenant.
1. A landlord’s written notice of termination to the tenant required under section 562B.10, subsection 5, a notice of termination required under section 562B.25, a notice of termination and notice to quit required under section 562B.25A, or a notice to quit required by section 648.3, shall be served upon the tenant according to 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, §4; 96 Acts, ch 1203, §6; 99 Acts, ch 155, §12, 14; 2010 Acts, ch 1017, §6, 11; 2013 Acts, ch 97, §11
Referred to in §562B.9
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.