1.A real property owner may remove or cause to be removed a mobile home and other
personal property which is unlawfully parked, placed, or abandoned on that real property,
andmaycausethemobilehomeandpersonalpropertytobeplacedinstorageuntiltheowner
of the personal property pays a fair and reasonable charge for removal, storage, or other
expense incurred, including reasonable attorney fees, or until a judgment of abandonment
is entered pursuant to section 555B.8 provided that there is no lien on the mobile home or
personal property other than a tax lien pursuant to chapter 435. For purposes of this chapter,
alienotherthanataxlienexistsonlyiftherealpropertyownerreceivesnoticeofalienonthe
standardizedregistrationformcompletedbyatenantpursuanttosection562B.27, subsection
3, or a lien has been
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1. A real property owner may remove or cause to be removed a mobile home and other
personal property which is unlawfully parked, placed, or abandoned on that real property,
andmaycausethemobilehomeandpersonalpropertytobeplacedinstorageuntiltheowner
of the personal property pays a fair and reasonable charge for removal, storage, or other
expense incurred, including reasonable attorney fees, or until a judgment of abandonment
is entered pursuant to section 555B.8 provided that there is no lien on the mobile home or
personal property other than a tax lien pursuant to chapter 435. For purposes of this chapter,
alienotherthanataxlienexistsonlyiftherealpropertyownerreceivesnoticeofalienonthe
standardizedregistrationformcompletedbyatenantpursuanttosection562B.27, subsection
3, or a lien has been filed in state or county records on a date before the mobile home is
considered to be abandoned. The real property owner or the real property owner’s agent is
not liable for damages caused to the mobile home and personal property by the removal or
storage unless the damage is caused willfully or by gross negligence.
2. The real property owner shall notify the sheriff of the county where the real property
is located of the removal of the mobile home and other personal property.
a. Ifthemobilehomeownercanbedetermined,andiftherealpropertyownersorequests,
the sheriff shall notify the mobile home owner of the removal by restricted certified mail. If
the mobile home owner cannot be determined, and the real property owner so requests, the
sheriff shall give notice by one publication in one newspaper of general circulation in the
§555B.2, DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED MOBILE HOMES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY 2
county where the mobile home and personal property were unlawfully parked, placed, or
abandoned. If the mobile home and personal property have not been claimed by the owner
within six months after notice is given, the mobile home and personal property shall be sold
by the sheriff at a public or private sale. After deducting costs of the sale the net proceeds
shall be applied to the cost of removal, storage, notice, attorney fees, and any other expenses
incurred for preserving the mobile home and personal property, including any rent owed by
the mobile home owner to the real property owner in connection with the presence of the
mobile home on the real property. The remaining net proceeds, if any, shall be paid to the
county treasurer to satisfy any tax lien on the mobile home. The remainder, if any, shall be
retained by the county treasurer. A sheriff’s sale transfers to the purchaser for value, all of
the mobile home owner’s rights in the mobile home and personal property, and discharges
the real property owner’s interest in the mobile home and personal property, and discharges
the tax lien on the mobile home. If the purchaser acts in good faith the purchaser takes
free of all rights and interests even though the real property owner fails to comply with the
requirements of this chapter or of any judicial proceedings.
b. Iftherealpropertyownerremovesthemobilehomeandpersonalpropertybutdoesnot
request that the sheriff notify the mobile home owner, the real property owner shall proceed
with an action for abandonment as provided in sections 555B.3 through 555B.9.