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Iowa Code § 558.19 (2026)

Forms of conveyance

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The following or other equivalent forms of conveyance, varied to suit circumstances, are sufficient for the purposes herein contemplated:

1. For a quitclaim deed. For the consideration of ................ dollars, I hereby quitclaim to ................................ all my interest in the following tract of real estate (describing it).

2. For a deed in fee simple without warranty. For the consideration of ................ dollars, I hereby convey to ................................ the following tract of real estate (describing it).

3. For a deed in fee with warranty. The same as the last preceding form, adding the words: And I warrant the title against all persons whomsoever (or other words of warranty, as the party may desire).

4. For a mortgage. The same as deed of conveyance, adding the following: To be void upon condition that I pay, etc. [C51, §1232; R60, §2240; C73, §1970; C97, §2958; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10084; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §558.19] \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1964–1985 · leading case: United States v. Staci Speidel, A/K/A Rosemary Rojas, & Ervin Everett Wright, 562 F.2d 1129 (8th Cir. 1977).
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United States v. Staci Speidel, A/K/A Rosemary Rojas, & Ervin Everett Wright, 562 F.2d 1129 (8th Cir. 1977). “See also Iowa Code § 558.19 (1975). A quitclaim deed is an express conveyance of whatever interest and title the grantor might have.”
United States v. Wodtke, 627 F. Supp. 1034 (N.D. Iowa 1985). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 558.19 ; Leighton v. Leighton, 196 Iowa 1191 , 194 N.”
Crecelius v. Smith, 125 N.W.2d 786 (Iowa 1964). · cites it 2× “We quote: “The term ‘heirs’ or other technical words of inheritance are not necessary to create and convey an estate in fee simple.”
Swab v. Appanoose Country Club, 203 N.W.2d 318 (Iowa 1972). “We may assume without deciding that plaintiff’s first and second propositions are established, for we think, as the trial court did, that plaintiff has not shown Nick Swab was without notice.”
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