Iowa Code § 554.13530 (2026)

Incidental damages to an aggrieved lessor include any commercially reasonable charges, expenses, or commissions incurred in stopping delivery, in the transportation, care and custody of goods after the lessee’s default, in connection with return or disposition of the goods, or otherwise resulting from the default. 94 Acts, ch 1052, §82 Referred to in §554.13527, 554.13528, 554.13529\n\n 554.13531 Standing to sue third parties for injury to goods.

1. If a third party so deals with goods that have been identified to a lease contract as to \n Tue Dec 09 22:02:43 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 554 (108, 4) §554.13531, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE 274\n\ncause actionable injury to a party to the lease contract the lessor has a right of action against the third party, and the lessee also has a right of action against the third party if the lessee:

a. has a security interest in the goods;

b. has an insurable interest in the goods; or

c. bears the risk of loss under the lease contract or has since the injury assumed that risk as against the lessor and the goods have been converted or destroyed.

2. If at the time of the injury the party plaintiff did not bear the risk of loss as against the other party to the lease contract and there is no arrangement between them for disposition of the recovery, the plaintiff party’s suit or settlement, subject to party plaintiff’s own interest, is as a fiduciary for the other party to the lease contract.

3. Either party with the consent of the other may sue for the benefit of whom it may concern. 94 Acts, ch 1052, §83; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §261 \n