Iowa Statutes
§ 355.9 — Descriptions
Iowa § 355.9
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Iowa Code § 355.9 (2026).
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A description defining land boundaries written for conveyance or other purposes shall be complete, providing definite and unequivocal identification of the property lines or boundaries. The description shall be sufficient to enable the description to be platted and retraced. The description shall commence at or relate to a physically monumented corner or boundary line of record.
1.Ifthelandislocatedinarecordedsubdivision, thedescriptionshallcontainthenumber
or other description of the lot, block, or other part of the subdivision, or shall describe the
land by reference to a known corner of the lot, block, or other part.
2.If the land is not located in a recorded subdivision, the description shall identify the
section, township, range, and county, and shall describe the land by reference
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Nearby Sections
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§ 355.1
Definitions§ 355.10
Record§ 355.14
Federal surveys — defacement§ 355.17
Designation of coordinate zones§ 355.19
Application of terms§ 355.2
Applicability§ 355.3
Rules§ 355.4
Boundary location§ 355.5
Measurements§ 355.6
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