Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 447.13 (2026)

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1. The cost of serving the notice, including the cost of sending certified mail notices, and the cost of publication under section 447.10, if publication is required, shall be added to the amount necessary to redeem. The cost of a record search shall also be added to the amount necessary to redeem. However, if the certificate holder is other than a county, the search must be performed by an abstractor who is an active participant in the Iowa title guaranty program under section 16.91 or by an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of Iowa, and the amount of the cost of the record search that may be added to the amount necessary to redeem shall not exceed three hundred dollars.

2. The county treasurer shall file the proof of service and statement of costs and record these costs against the parcel. The certificate holder or the holder’s agent shall report in writing to the treasurer the amount of authorized costs incurred, and the treasurer shall file the statement. Costs not filed with the treasurer before a redemption is complete shall not\n\nTue Dec 09 22:11:14 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 447 (27, 0) 7 TAX REDEMPTION, §447.14\n\nbe collected by the treasurer and may be recovered through a court action against the parcel owner by the certificate holder. [C73, §894; C97, §1441; S13, §1441; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7283; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §447.13; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1238] 86 Acts, ch 1139, §9; 91 Acts, ch 191, §99; 92 Acts, ch 1016, §32; 99 Acts, ch 83, §9; 2001 Acts, ch 45, §9, 11; 2005 Acts, ch 34, §20, 26; 2007 Acts, ch 54, §41; 2014 Acts, ch 1012, §7 Referred to in §420.207, 420.240, 420.241, 447.7, 447.8, 447.10, 447.12 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1964–2011 · leading case: Adams v. Thorp Credit, Inc., 452 N.W.2d 435 (Iowa 1990).

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Adams v. Thorp Credit, Inc., 452 N.W.2d 435 (Iowa 1990). · cites it 12× “See Iowa Code § 447.13 . In the case before us, Bryant elected to follow the second procedural path by giving notice to interested parties.”

AP Props., Inc. v. Rattner, 960 N.E.2d 618 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “at 436 (quoting Iowa Code § 447.13 (1987)). The court rejected the tax buyer's contention that this language invalidated the redemption certificate.”

White v. Moon, 127 N.W.2d 578 (Iowa 1964). · cites it 8× “12 and the statement of costs referred to in section 447.13. The treasurer reported these matters to the auditor who entered them upon the sale book.”

Farmers State Sav. Bank v. J.B.H. Enter., 561 N.W.2d 836 (Iowa Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “12 states: Service is made only after an Affidavit has been filed with the County Treasurer, showing the making of the service, the manner of the service, the time and place where made, under whose direction the service was made, and the costs incurred as provided by Section…”

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