Iowa § 354.3 Covenant of warranty

Iowa Statutes

§ 354.3 — Covenant of warranty

Iowa § 354.3

Title IXLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 354PLATTING — DIVISION AND SUBDIVISION OF LAND

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Iowa Code § 354.3 (2026).

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1.The duty to file for record a plat as provided in sections 354.4 and 354.6 attaches as a covenant of warranty in all conveyances by a grantor who divides land against all assessments, costs, and damages paid, lost, or incurred by a grantee or person claiming under a grantee, in consequence of the omission on the part of the grantor to file the plat. A conveyance of land is deemed to be a warranty that the description contained in the conveyance is sufficiently certain and accurate for the purposes of assessment, taxation, and entry on the transfer books and plat books required to be kept by the auditor. The description contained in a conveyance shall be sufficiently certain and accurate for assessment and 3 PLATTING — DIVISION AND SUBDIVISION OF LAND, §354.4 taxation purposes if it prov

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1. The duty to file for record a plat as provided in sections 354.4 and 354.6 attaches
as a covenant of warranty in all conveyances by a grantor who divides land against all
assessments, costs, and damages paid, lost, or incurred by a grantee or person claiming
under a grantee, in consequence of the omission on the part of the grantor to file the plat.
A conveyance of land is deemed to be a warranty that the description contained in the
conveyance is sufficiently certain and accurate for the purposes of assessment, taxation, and
entry on the transfer books and plat books required to be kept by the auditor. The description
contained in a conveyance shall be sufficiently certain and accurate for assessment and
3 PLATTING — DIVISION AND SUBDIVISION OF LAND, §354.4
taxation purposes if it provides sufficient information to allow all the boundaries to be
accurately determined and does not overlap with or create a gap between adjoining land
descriptions.
2. A recorded conveyance in violation of this chapter may be entered on the transfer
books of the auditor’s office. The auditor shall notify the grantor and the grantee that the
conveyance is in violation of this chapter and demand compliance as provided for in section
354.13.