§ 657.2A — Indexing of petition

Iowa § 657.2A

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XV: JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
• Ch. 657: NUISANCES

Text

1. When a petition affecting real property is filed by a governmental entity under this
chapter, the clerk of the district court shall index the petition pursuant to section 617.10, if
the legal description of the affected property is included in or attached to the petition.
2. After filing the petition with the clerk of the district court, the governmental entity shall
also file the petition in the office of the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall include a
notation of the pendency of the action in the county system, as defined in section 445.1, until
the judgment of the court is satisfied or until the action is dismissed. Pursuant to section
446.7, an affected property that is subject to a pending action shall not be offered for sale by
the county treasurer at tax sale.

Legislative History

[C51, §2762; R60, §4412; C73, §4092; C97, §5081; S13, §5081; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12397; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §657.3]