SHORT TITLE, CONSTRUCTION, APPLICATION, AND SUBJECT MATTER OF THE ACT

Iowa Code tit. XIV, ch. 562A, art. I, pt. 1

in effect

Iowa Code § 562A.1 Short title.

562A.1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act”. [C79, 81, §562A.1]

Iowa Code § 562A.2 Purposes — rules of construction.

562A.2. Purposes — rules of construction. 1. This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies. 2. Underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are: a. To simplify, clarify, modernize and revise the law governing the rental of dwelling units and the rights and obligations of landlord and tenant; and b. To encourage landlord and tenant to maintain and improve the quality of housing. c. To ensure that the right to the receipt of rent is inseparable from the duty to maintain the premises. [C79, 81, §562A.2] 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §122

Iowa Code § 562A.3 Supplementary principles of law applicable.

562A.3. Supplementary principles of law applicable. Unless displaced by the provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity in this state, including the law relating to capacity to contract, mutuality of obligations, principal and agent, real property, public health, safety and fire prevention, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy, or other validating or invalidating cause, shall supplement its provisions. [C79, 81, §562A.3]

Iowa Code § 562A.4 Administration of remedies — enforcement.

562A.4. Administration of remedies — enforcement. 1. The remedies provided by this chapter shall be administered so that the aggrieved party may recover appropriate damages. The aggrieved party has a duty to mitigate damages. 2. A right or obligation declared by this chapter is enforceable by action unless the provision declaring it specifies a different and limited effect. [C79, 81, §562A.4]

Source: Iowa Legislature (legis.iowa.gov)URL: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/iowaCode/sections?codeChapter=562A&year=2026Fetched: 10/20/2026