§ 657A.8 — Assessment of costs

Iowa § 657A.8

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

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The court may assess the costs and expenses set out in section 657A.6, subsection 2, and
may approve receiver’s fees to the extent that the fees are not covered by the income from
the property. The receiver shall pay the costs and reasonable attorney fees of a plaintiff who
requested an inspection pursuant to section 657A.1A unless an interested party not in default
who appeared for the inspection objects to the fees and costs in whole or in part. The court
shall determine the merits of such objection. If the court finds that a neighboring landowner
has pursued an action pursuant to this chapter in bad faith, the court may assess attorney
fees against the neighboring landowner and may bar such neighboring landowner from filing
future actions under this chapter. If a foreclosure of the receiver’s mortgage pursuant to
chapter 655A is contemplated, the court may retain jurisdiction to determine the amount of
attorney fees payable under section 657A.7, subsection 3.