648.19 No joinder or counterclaim — exception.
1. An action under this chapter shall not be filed in connection with any other action, with the exception of a claim for rent or recovery as provided in section 555B.3, 562A.24, 562A.32, 562B.22, 562B.25, or 562B.27, nor shall it be made the subject of counterclaim.
2. When filed with an action for rent or recovery as provided in section 555B.3, 562A.24, 562A.32, 562B.22, 562B.25, or 562B.27, notice of hearing as provided in section 648.5 is sufficient.
3. An action under this chapter that is filed in connection with another action in accordance with this section shall be treated only as a joint filing of separate cases assigned separate case numbers, but with a single filing fee. The court shall not merge the causes of action. The court shall consider the jointly filed cases separately and shall consider each case according to the rules applicable to that type of case.
[C51, §2373; R60, §3963; C73, §3622; C97, §4218; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12280; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §648.19]
86 Acts, ch 1130, §3; 88 Acts, ch 1138, §17; 93 Acts, ch 154, §22; 2000 Acts, ch 1210, §1
Referred to in §562B.30
Structure Iowa Code
Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
Chapter 648 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER
Section 648.1A - Nonprofit transitional housing exempted.
Section 648.2 - By legal representatives.
Section 648.3 - Notice to quit.
Section 648.4 - Notice terminating tenancy.
Section 648.5 - Venue— service of original notice—hearing.
Section 648.6 - Notice to lienholders.
Section 648.9 - Change of venue.
Section 648.10 - Service by publication.
Section 648.15 - How title tried.
Section 648.16 - Priority of assignment.
Section 648.17 - Remedy not exclusive.
Section 648.18 - Possession — bar.
Section 648.19 - No joinder or counterclaim — exception.
Section 648.20 - Order for removal.
Section 648.22 - Judgment — execution — costs.
Section 648.22A - Executions involving mobile homes and manufactured homes.
Section 648.22B - Cases where mobile or manufactured home is the subject of a foreclosure action.