30 day notice during pandemic iowa - Landlord Forum thread 361122

30 day notice during pandemic iowa by Elizabeth on February 16, 2021 @01:25

I have a T hard to deal with, she had 2 dogs and the dogs have damaged the carpet. I know she is not working and applied for rental assistance for the last 3 months. As a landlord I am willing to assume cost of the damage carpet I only want her to vacate my property. I sent her 30 day notice but she said she will contact her lawyer because she doesn’t want to leave. She is month to month lease now I understand that month to month lease you can terminate rental agreement anytime.

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Re: 30 day notice during pandemic iowa by Garry on February 16, 2021 @10:29	[ Reply ]

I'm in Iowa, Elizabeth. Yes, you can send a 30 day notice of termination of lease during the COVID-19 pandemic. You just can't say anything about any non-payment of rent in the notice. (during the COVID moratorium ) The way I read Iowa's LL/T laws, you do not need to give a reason for the termination. But you should give reasons if you can, as long as you have proof of those reasons. If anything ends up in court, a Magistrate will ask you why you wanted the T to move. If her rent is due on the 1st of each month, and you sent her the 30 day notice in the past 2 weeks, it should have said for her to be out by March 31. All 30 day notices in Iowa, always start the next date the rent is due. I hope you didn't say anything about you picking up the cost of the dog damage. If you did, that could work against you. Never say anything about you covering for any damages a T leaves. Anything you want to say about damages should be said in the security deposit statement you must send out to the T within 30 days of them moving out.

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