Mediation notice — foreclosure on agricultural property.
Iowa Code § 654.2C
in effect654.2C. Mediation notice — foreclosure on agricultural property.
A person shall not initiate a proceeding under this chapter to foreclose a deed of trust or mortgage on agricultural property, as defined in section 654A.1, which is subject to chapter 654A and which is subject to a debt of twenty thousand dollars or more under the deed of trust or mortgage unless the person receives a mediation release under section 654A.11, or unless the court determines after notice and hearing that the time delay required for the mediation would cause the person to suffer irreparable harm. Title to land that is agricultural property is not affected by the failure of any creditor to receive a mediation release, regardless of its validity.
86 Acts, ch 1214, §12; 87 Acts, ch 73, §1 Legislative findings; 86 Acts, ch 1214, §1
Source: Iowa Legislature (legis.iowa.gov)URL: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/654.2C.pdfFetched: 10/20/2026