Iowa Statutes
§ 538.1 — Demand required
Iowa § 538.1
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Bluebook
Iowa Code § 538.1 (2026).
Text
No cause of action shall accrue upon a contract for labor or the payment or delivery of
property other than money, where the time of performance is not fixed, until a demand
of performance has been made upon the maker and refused, or a reasonable time for
performance thereafter allowed.
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Legislative History
[C51, §959; R60, §1806; C73, §2097; C97, §3056; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9443; C46, 50, 54, 58,
62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §538.1]
Nearby Sections
15
§ 538.1
Demand required§ 538.2
Tender of labor or property§ 538.4
Effect of tender§ 538.6
Offer in writing — effect§ 538.7
Nonacceptance of tender§ 538.8
Receipt — objection§ 538A.1
Definitions§ 538A.10
Injunction§ 538A.11
Statute of limitations§ 538A.12
Criminal penalty§ 538A.13
Burden of proving exemption§ 538A.14
Remedies cumulativeCite This Page — Counsel Stack
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