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Iowa Code § 560.1 (2026)

Right to improvements

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Where an occupant of real estate has color of title thereto and has in good faith made valuable improvements thereon, and is thereafter adjudged not to be the owner, no execution shall issue to put the owner of the land in possession of the same, after the filing of a petition as hereinafter provided, until the provisions of this chapter have been complied with. [C51, §1233; R60, §2264; C73, §1976; C97, §2964; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10128; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §560.1]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1949–2025 · leading case: Gary N. Porter & Lori Porter v. Richard L. Harden & Janice Harden, 891 N.W.2d 420 (Iowa 2017).
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Gary N. Porter & Lori Porter v. Richard L. Harden & Janice Harden, 891 N.W.2d 420 (Iowa 2017). · cites it 16× “See Iowa Code § 560.1 . 2 1The residence was located on the six acres.”
In the Matter of the Est. of Glen A. Waterman, Jingles Ti-Okay Waterman, 847 N.W.2d 560 (Iowa 2014). · cites it 11× “See Iowa Code § 560.1 (protecting occupants of real estate having color of title); id.”
Meyers v. Canutt, 46 N.W.2d 72 (Iowa 1951). · cites it 12× “Code section 560.1, I.C.A., authorizes recovery by an occupant of real estate who has color of title for valuable improvements made thereon in good faith.”
Moser v. Thorp Sales Corp., 312 N.W.2d 881 (Iowa 1981). · cites it 4× “Section 560.1 provides, in pertinent part, that an occupant of real estate who had color of title to the property and in good faith made valuable improvements on the property and is later adjudged not to be the owner of the land may be able to recover the value of the…”
Notelzah, Inc. v. Destival, 537 N.W.2d 687 (Iowa 1995). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 560.1 . Such person may petition a court for the value of the improvements made upon the land.”
Matter of Est. of Clark, 447 N.W.2d 549 (Iowa Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “The allowance for improvements is specifically stated in Iowa Code section 560.1 and is the only remedy available.”
Amended May 23, 2017 Gary N. Porter & Lori Porter v. Richard L. Harden & Janice Harden (Iowa 2017). · cites it 8× “See Iowa Code § 560.1 . 2 1The residence was located on the six acres.”
Betz v. City of Sioux City, 38 N.W.2d 628 (Iowa 1949). · cites it 2× “The applicable statutes (1946 Code) are as follows: Section 560.1. “Where an occupant of real estate has color o'f title thereto and has in good faith made valuable improvements thereon, and.”
Unbridled Spirits Thoroughbred Ret. Ranch, Inc. v. Carl J. Riechers & Elizabeth A. Riechers (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 560.1 (providing that “where an occupant of real estate has color of title thereto and has in good faith made valuable improvements” to the property, “no execution shall issue to put the owner of the land in possession of the same .”
First Am. Bank & C.J. Land, L.L.C. v. Fobian Farms, Inc., Hoover High. Bus. Park, Inc., & Gateway, Ltd. (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “As stated in section 560.1, chapter 560 only applies when “an occupant .”
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