563.9 Paying for share of adjoining wall.
Every proprietor joining a wall has the right of making it a wall in common, in whole or in part, by repaying to the owner thereof one-half of its value, or one-half of the part which the proprietor wishes to hold in common, and one-half of the value of the ground on which it is built, if the person who has built it has laid the foundation entirely upon the person’s own ground.
[R60, §1922; C73, §2027; C97, §3000; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10171; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §563.9]
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.