Re: Iowa S.555B.2 - Landlord Forum thread

Re: Iowa S.555B.2 by Anna Mouse on February 1, 2012 @20:21

Bryan,

I am cutting and pasting forgive me. STATE LAWS ON LANDLORDS' TREATMENT OF ABANDONED PROPERTY By: Sandra Norman-Eady, Chief Attorney. Please note that this was published in 2006 so laws may have changed.

A real property owner may remove abandoned personal property and place it in storage until a judgment of abandonment is entered or until the personal property owner pays a fair and reasonable charge for removal; storage; or other expense incurred, including reasonable attorneys' fees. The real property owner must notify the sheriff of the county where the real property is located when the property is removed.

If the real property owner asks, the sheriff must notify the personal property owner, if known, of the removal. If the owner cannot be determined, and the real property owner so requests, the sheriff must give notice by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the personal property was abandoned. If the personal property is not claimed within six months after notice, the sheriff must sell it at a public or private sale. After deducting sale costs, the sheriff must apply the net proceeds to the cost of removal, storage, notice, attorney fees, and any other expenses incurred for preserving the personal property. He must pay any remaining net proceeds to the county

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Re: Iowa S.555B.2 by Bryan (Ia) on February 1, 2012 @21:06	[ Reply ]

If you read that section of code in totality it only applies to mobile homes. The definition of abandoned in 555b.1 refers to 562b which regards mobile homes. The definition of personal property in 555B.1 only refers to mobile homes. Thanks for the attempt but I already knew that section of the code. If you find something else that I may have missed please post it.