§ 562A.9 — Terms and conditions of rental agreement

Iowa § 562A.9

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XIV: PROPERTY
• Ch. 562A: UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW

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1. The landlord and tenant may include in a rental agreement, terms and conditions not
prohibited by this chapter or other rule of law including rent, term of the agreement, and
other provisions governing the rights and obligations of the parties.
2. In absence of agreement, the tenant shall pay as rent the fair rental value for the use
and occupancy of the dwelling unit.
3. Rent shall be payable without demand or notice at the time and place agreed upon by
the parties. Unless otherwise agreed, rent is payable at the dwelling unit and periodic rent
is payable at the beginning of any term of one month or less and otherwise in equal monthly
installmentsatthebeginningofeachmonth. Unlessotherwiseagreed,rentshallbeuniformly
apportionable from day-to-day.
4. For rental agreements in which the rent does not exceed seven hundred dollars per
month, a rental agreement shall not provide for a late fee that exceeds twelve dollars per
day or a total amount of sixty dollars per month. For rental agreements in which the rent is
greater than seven hundred dollars per month, a rental agreement shall not provide for a late
fee that exceeds twenty dollars per day or a total amount of one hundred dollars per month.
5. Unless the rental agreement fixes a definite term, the tenancy shall be week-to-week in
case of a roomer who pays weekly rent, and in all other cases month-to-month.

Legislative History

[C79, 81, §562A.9]