§ 648.19 — No joinder or counterclaim — exception

Iowa § 648.19

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XV: JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
• Ch. 648: FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER

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1. An action under this chapter shall not be filed in connection with any other action, with
the exception of a claim for rent or recovery as provided in section 555B.3, 562A.24, 562A.32,
562B.17A, 562B.22, 562B.25, or 562B.27, nor shall it be made the subject of counterclaim.
2. When filed with an action for rent or recovery as provided in section 555B.3, 562A.24,
562A.32, 562B.22, 562B.25, or 562B.27, notice of hearing as provided in section 648.5 is
sufficient.
3. An action under this chapter that is filed in connection with another action in
accordance with this section shall be treated only as a joint filing of separate cases assigned
separate case numbers, but with a single filing fee. The court shall not merge the causes of
action. The court shall consider the jointly filed cases separately and shall consider each
case according to the rules applicable to that type of case.

Legislative History

[C51, §2373; R60, §3963; C73, §3622; C97, §4218; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12280; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §648.19]