Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 359A.1A (2026)

Partition fences

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The respective owners of adjoining tracts of land shall upon written request of either owner be compelled to erect and maintain partition fences, or contribute thereto, and keep the same in good repair throughout the year. [C51, §895, 900, 901; R60, §1526, 1531, 1532; C73, §1489, 1494, 1495; C97, §2355; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1829; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §113.1] C93, §359A.1 C2001, §359A.1A

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2007–2026 · leading case: Longfellow v. Sayler, 737 N.W.2d 148 (Iowa 2007).

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Longfellow v. Sayler, 737 N.W.2d 148 (Iowa 2007). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 359A.1A (“The respective owners of adjoining tracts of land shall upon written request of either owner be compelled to erect and maintain partition fences, or contribute thereto, and keep the same in good repair throughout the year.”

John Belork v. Robin Latimer, Davis Twp. Tr. & DMK&H Farms, Inc., 47 N.E.3d 1 (Ind. Ct. App. 2015). “01 (providing a partition fence is one "located on the division line ' between the adjoining properties of two owners”); Iowa Code § 359A.1A (providing that ”[t]he respective owners of adjoining tracts of land shall upon written request of either, owner be compelled to erect and…”

Matthew Jay Hopkins v. John Robert Dickey (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “The decisions by the fence viewers and district court to require Hopkins to reconstruct the portion of the fence that fell into disrepair, at a time when Dickey had already rebuilt half of the fence, amounted to an equalization of the burdens associated with the partition fence…”

Robert L. Teig v. City of Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids City Council, Tiffany O'Donnell, Patrick Loeffler, Marty Hoeger, Ashley Vanorney, Tyler Olson, Ann Poe, Scott Overland, Dale Todd, & Scott Olson, in their Off. Capacities (Iowa Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 4× “When a controversy arises under this statute, the trustees of the township “shall serve as fence viewers” and “shall have authority to hear and decide all questions related to matters that are part of the controversy.” Id. § 359A.”

Jerry D. Longfellow Vs. Hal Sayler (Iowa 2007). · cites it 4× “1A (“The respective owners of adjoining tracts of land shall upon written request of either owner be compelled to erect and maintain partition fences, or contribute thereto, and keep the same in good repair throughout the year.”

Sundance Land Co., LLC v. Phillip Remmark & Bobbie Remmark (Iowa 2024). · cites it 2× “2d 906, 909 (Iowa 2001) (en banc) (reaffirming that Iowa Code section 359A.1A (Supp. 1997) requires “fence viewers to apportion the shared costs of partition fences so as to equalize the burden” between adjoining property owners even if only one of them has livestock).”

Sundance Land Co., LLC v. Phillip Remmark & Bobbie Remmark (Iowa 2024). · cites it 2× “2d 906, 909 (Iowa 2001) (en banc) (reaffirming that Iowa Code section 359A.1A (Supp. 1997) re- quires “fence viewers to apportion the shared costs of partition fences so as to equalize the bur- den” between adjoining property owners even if only one of them has livestock).”

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