Iowa Code
Chapter 583 - HOTELKEEPER’S LIEN
Section 583.3 - Enforcement of claim by ordinary action.

583.3 Enforcement of claim by ordinary action.
The hotelkeeper may take and retain possession of all baggage and may enforce the claim by an ordinary action. Said baggage shall be subject to attachment and execution for the reasonable charges of the hotelkeeper against the guest, and for the costs of enforcing the lien thereon.
[C97, §3138; S13, §3138; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10350; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §583.3]
Attachment to enforce lien, §640.1