§ 657A.10C — Petition for injunction

Iowa § 657A.10C

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XV: JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
• Ch. 657A: ABANDONED OR UNSAFE BUILDINGS — ABATEMENT BY REHABILITATION

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1. As an alternative to the remedies under this chapter, a city, or a county if a property
that is alleged to be a public nuisance is located outside the limits of a city, may petition the
court for an injunction that requires the owner of the property to correct or eliminate the
condition or violation causing the public nuisance. Service of the original notice shall be
made as provided in section 657A.2, subsection 1.
2. This section shall not apply to a house, barn, outbuilding, or other building or structure
located on agricultural land. For purposes of this subsection, “agricultural land” means land
suitable for use in farming. For purposes of this subsection, “farming” means the cultivation
of land for the production of agricultural crops, the production of fruit or other horticultural
crops, grazing, or the production of livestock.