Iowa Code
Title XIV - PROPERTY
Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW

Section 562A.1 - Short title. - 562A.1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may...

Section 562A.2 - Purposes — rules of construction. - 562A.2 Purposes — rules of construction. 1. This chapter shall...

Section 562A.3 - Supplementary principles of law applicable. - 562A.3 Supplementary principles of law applicable. Unless displaced by the...

Section 562A.4 - Administration of remedies — enforcement. - 562A.4 Administration of remedies — enforcement. 1. The remedies provided...

Section 562A.5 - Exclusions from application of chapter. - 562A.5 Exclusions from application of chapter. Unless created to avoid...

Section 562A.6 - General definitions. - 562A.6 General definitions. Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent...

Section 562A.7 - Unconscionability. - 562A.7 Unconscionability. 1. If the court, as a matter of...

Section 562A.8 - Notice. - 562A.8 Notice. 1. Notices required under this chapter, except those...

Section 562A.8A - Computation of time. - 562A.8A Computation of time. The calculation of all time periods...

Section 562A.9 - Terms and conditions of rental agreement. - 562A.9 Terms and conditions of rental agreement. 1. The landlord...

Section 562A.10 - Effect of unsigned or undelivered rental agreement. - 562A.10 Effect of unsigned or undelivered rental agreement. 1. If...

Section 562A.11 - Prohibited provisions in rental agreements. - 562A.11 Prohibited provisions in rental agreements. 1. A rental agreement...

Section 562A.12 - Rental deposits. - 562A.12 Rental deposits. 1. A landlord shall not demand or...

Section 562A.13 - Disclosure. - 562A.13 Disclosure. 1. The landlord or a person authorized to...

Section 562A.14 - Landlord to supply possession of dwelling unit. - 562A.14 Landlord to supply possession of dwelling unit. At the...

Section 562A.15 - Landlord to maintain fit premises. - 562A.15 Landlord to maintain fit premises. 1. a. The landlord...

Section 562A.16 - Limitation of liability. - 562A.16 Limitation of liability. 1. Unless otherwise agreed, a landlord,...

Section 562A.17 - Tenant to maintain dwelling unit. - 562A.17 Tenant to maintain dwelling unit. The tenant shall: 1....

Section 562A.18 - Rules. - 562A.18 Rules. 1. A landlord, from time to time, may...

Section 562A.19 - Access. - 562A.19 Access. 1. The tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent...

Section 562A.20 - Tenant to use and occupy. - 562A.20 Tenant to use and occupy. Unless otherwise agreed, the...

Section 562A.21 - Noncompliance by the landlord — in general. - 562A.21 Noncompliance by the landlord — in general. 1. Except...

Section 562A.22 - Failure to deliver possession. - 562A.22 Failure to deliver possession. 1. If the landlord fails...

Section 562A.23 - Wrongful failure to supply heat, water, hot water or essential services. - 562A.23 Wrongful failure to supply heat, water, hot water or...

Section 562A.24 - Landlord’s noncompliance as defense to action for possession or rent. - 562A.24 Landlord’s noncompliance as defense to action for possession or...

Section 562A.25 - Fire or casualty damage. - 562A.25 Fire or casualty damage. 1. If the dwelling unit...

Section 562A.26 - Tenant’s remedies for landlord’s unlawful ouster, exclusion, or diminution of service. - 562A.26 Tenant’s remedies for landlord’s unlawful ouster, exclusion, or diminution...

Section 562A.27 - Noncompliance with rental agreement — failure to pay rent — violation of federal regulation. - 562A.27 Noncompliance with rental agreement — failure to pay rent...

Section 562A.27A - Termination for creating a clear and present danger to others. - 562A.27A Termination for creating a clear and present danger to...

Section 562A.27B - Right to summon emergency assistance — waiver of rights. - 562A.27B Right to summon emergency assistance — waiver of rights....

Section 562A.28 - Failure to maintain. - 562A.28 Failure to maintain. If there is noncompliance by the...

Section 562A.29 - Remedies for absence, nonuse and abandonment. - 562A.29 Remedies for absence, nonuse and abandonment. 1. If the...

Section 562A.29A - Method of service of notice on tenant. - 562A.29A Method of service of notice on tenant. 1. A...

Section 562A.30 - Waiver of landlord’s right to terminate. - 562A.30 Waiver of landlord’s right to terminate. 1. Acceptance of...

Section 562A.31 - Landlord liens — distress for rent. - 562A.31 Landlord liens — distress for rent. 1. A lien...

Section 562A.32 - Remedy after termination. - 562A.32 Remedy after termination. If the rental agreement is terminated,...

Section 562A.33 - Recovery of possession limited. - 562A.33 Recovery of possession limited. A landlord may not recover...

Section 562A.34 - Periodic tenancy — holdover remedies. - 562A.34 Periodic tenancy — holdover remedies. 1. The landlord or...

Section 562A.35 - Landlord and tenant remedies for abuse of access. - 562A.35 Landlord and tenant remedies for abuse of access. 1....

Section 562A.36 - Retaliatory conduct prohibited. - 562A.36 Retaliatory conduct prohibited. 1. Except as provided in this...

Section 562A.37 - Applicability. - 562A.37 Applicability. This chapter shall apply to rental agreements entered...