563.7 Rebuilding in order to heighten.
If the wall so held in common cannot support the wall to be raised upon it, one who wishes to have it made higher must rebuild it anew and at that person’s own expense, and the additional thickness of the wall must be placed entirely on that person’s own land.
[R60, §1920; C73, §2025; C97, §2999; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10169; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §563.7]
Structure Iowa Code
Section 563.1 - Resting wall on neighbor’s land.
Section 563.2 - Contribution by adjoining owner.
Section 563.3 - Openings in walls.
Section 563.4 - Repairs — apportionment.
Section 563.5 - Beams, joists and flues.
Section 563.6 - Increasing height of wall.
Section 563.7 - Rebuilding in order to heighten.
Section 563.8 - Heightened wall made common.
Section 563.9 - Paying for share of adjoining wall.
Section 563.10 - Openings in walls — fixtures.