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CHAPTER 504A. Landlords and tenants

Table of Sections
Section Headnote
504A.001 Definitions.
504A.101 Person in possession liable for rent; evidence.
504A.111 Written lease required; penalty.
504A.115 Tenant to be given copy of lease.
504A.121 Urban real estate; holding over.
504A.125 Habitability covenants of landlord.
504A.131 Single-meter utility service payments.
504A.135 Emergency conditions; loss of essential services.
504A.141 Tenant's right to privacy.
504A.145 Restriction on lease terms for buildings in financial distress.
504A.151 Restriction on automatic renewal of lease.
504A.155 Disclosure by landlord to residential tenant; attorney general's statement.
504A.161 Disclosure required for outstanding inspection and condemnation orders.
504A.165 Rental of condemned residential property; damages.
504A.171 Rent liability; uninhabitable buildings.
504A.175 Unlawful destruction; damages.
504A.181 Pets in subsidized handicapped accessible rental housing units.
504A.185 Residential tenant's right to seek police and emergency assistance.
504A.201 Landlord's claim for recovery of property; renter's right to possession.
504A.205 Termination of tenancy or occupancy.
504A.211 Defenses.
504A.215 Nonlimitation of rights of landlord to terminate tenancy.
504A.221 Renter may not deny title; exception.
504A.225 Terminating tenancy at will.
504A.231 Renter must give cold weather notice before vacation of building; misdemeanor.
504A.235 Documents to be recorded.
504A.241 Security deposits; damages.
504A.245 Abandonment of personal property by residential tenant.
504A.251 Unlawful removal or exclusion.
504A.253 Unlawful interruption or termination of utilities.
504A.255 Restriction on eviction due to familial status.
504A.261 Remedies are additional.
504A.265 Termination of lease upon death of residential tenant.
504A.271 Termination notice for federally subsidized housing.
504A.275 Unlawful occupation or possession.
504A.290 When permitted.
504A.301 Scope; complaint and summons.
504A.305 Expedited proceedings.
504A.311 Summons; how served.
504A.315 Answer; trial.
504A.321 Adjournment.
504A.325 Order to vacate; fine; execution.
504A.331 Failure of jury to reach a verdict.
504A.335 Order to vacate; effect of appeal.
504A.341 Appeal; stay.
504A.345 Appeal after order to vacate; stay.
504A.351 Dismissal of appeals; amendments; return.
504A.401 Form of verdict.
504A.405 Forms of summons and order.
504A.411 Notice of priority order.
504A.415 Execution of the order to vacate.
504A.421 Unlawful exclusion or removal; recovery of possession.
504A.501 Inspection; notice.
504A.505 Special proceeding.
504A.511 Emergency relief proceeding.
504A.515 Summons.
504A.521 Answer.
504A.525 Defenses.
504A.531 Hearing.
504A.535 Judgment.
504A.541 Service of judgment.
504A.545 Landlord's right to collect rent suspended.
504A.551 Residential tenant may not be penalized for complaint.
504A.555 Administrator.
504A.561 Receivership revolving loan fund.
504A.565 Removal of administrator.
504A.571 Termination of administration.
504A.575 Waiver not allowed.
504A.581 Purpose to provide additional remedies.
504A.585 Escrow of rent to remedy violations.
504A.591 Violations of building repair orders.
504A.595 Code violations, disclosure.
504A.601 Definitions.
504A.605 Residential tenant reports; disclosure and corrections.
504A.611 Residential tenant report; remedies.
504A.701 Landlord and residential tenant may not allow unlawful activities.
504A.705 Eviction for violation.

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