Written notice shall be served upon either party or a successor of the party by using one of the following methods:
1. By delivery of the notice, on or before September 1, with acceptance of service to be signed by the party to the lease or a successor of the party, receiving the notice.
2. By serving the notice, on or before September 1, personally, or if personal service has been tried and cannot be achieved, by publication, on the same conditions, and in the same manner as is provided for the service of original notices, except that when the notice is served by publication no affidavit is required. Service by publication is completed on the day of the last publication.
3. By mailing the notice before September 1 by certified mail. Notice served by certified mail is made and completed when the notice is enclosed in a sealed envelope, with the proper postage on the envelope, addressed to the party or a successor of the party at the last\n\nTue Dec 09 22:00:57 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 562 (25, 0) 3 OWNER-LESSOR AND TENANT-LESSEE, §562.10\n\nknown mailing address and deposited in a mail receptacle provided by the United States postal service. [C73, §2016; C97, §2991; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10162; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §562.7] 83 Acts, ch 132, §4 Referred to in §562.6, 562.8 Forcible entry provisions, §648.3 and 648.4 Original notice, R.C.P. 1.302 – 1.315 \n
Notes of Decisions
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28
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2 in the last 5 years), 1946–2023 · leading case:
Escher v. Morrison, 278 N.W.2d 9 (Iowa 1979).
Escher v. Morrison, 278 N.W.2d 9 (Iowa 1979).
· cites it 38× “2d 25, 26 (1954), the court declared *11 that section 562.7 requires "service" of notices of farm tenancy terminations, and recognized that service could be accomplished by any of three methods.”
Denton v. Moser, 241 N.W.2d 28 (Iowa 1976).
· cites it 22× “Defendant’s main contention is that the trial court erred in holding the 1973 amendment to Code section 562.7 was effective retroactively as well as prospectively.”
Kuiken v. Garrett, 51 N.W.2d 149 (Iowa 1952).
· cites it 4× “Section 562.7 defines the manner of service of the notice of termination.”
Foster v. Schwickerath, 780 N.W.2d 746 (Iowa Ct. App. 2009).
· cites it 10× “6 provides in part that a farm tenancy that continues beyond the terms of the original lease shall terminate on March 1 if written notice is served upon either party or the party’s successor as provided in section 562.7. Section 562.7 sets forth several specific procedures to be…”
Buss v. Gruis, 320 N.W.2d 549 (Iowa 1982).
· cites it 11× “Section 562.7 provides: The written notice so required shall be given as follows: 1.”
Ganzer v. Pfab, 360 N.W.2d 754 (Iowa 1985).
· cites it 4× “Section 562.7 provides that the written notice required by section 562.”
Dorsey v. Dorsey, 545 N.W.2d 328 (Iowa Ct. App. 1996).
· cites it 16× “Plaintiff contends the issue of his right to possession was resolved in an earlier forcible entry and detainer action and the trial court should have found he was entitled to a notice under Iowa Code section 562.7 (1993). We affirm. For a number of years plaintiff rented seventy…”
Long v. Crum, 267 N.W.2d 407 (Iowa 1978).
· cites it 2× “She sent him a notice of termination of tenancy by restricted certified mail as provided by § 562.7(3), The Code, 1975. The trial court found Crum refused to accept the notice.”
Leise v. Schiebel, 67 N.W.2d 25 (Iowa 1954).
· cites it 4× “6, Iowa Code, 1950, so far as material here, provides: “In the case of farm tenants * * * the tenancy shall continue for the following crop year upon the same terms and conditions as the original lease unless written notice for termination is given by either party to the other,…”
Fritz v. Iowa State High. Comm'n, 270 N.W.2d 835 (Iowa 1978).
· cites it 2× “2d 28, 32 (Iowa 1976): “We are satisfied and hold section 562.7 deals only with procedure and remedy.”
Schmitz v. Sondag, 334 N.W.2d 362 (Iowa Ct. App. 1983).
· cites it 38× “Defendant-lessor appeals from declaratory judgment that a valid farm lease existed between defendant and plaintiff for the 1980 crop year, and that the lease continued for the 1981 crop year because defendant failed to give notice of termination of the lease as required by Iowa…”
— Iowa Code § 562.7(3) — 4 cases
Escher v. Morrison, 278 N.W.2d 9 (Iowa 1979).
“2d 25, 26 (1954), the court declared *11 that section 562.7 requires "service" of notices of farm tenancy terminations, and recognized that service could be accomplished by any of three methods.”
Long v. Crum, 267 N.W.2d 407 (Iowa 1978).
“She sent him a notice of termination of tenancy by restricted certified mail as provided by § 562.7(3), The Code, 1975. The trial court found Crum refused to accept the notice.”
Buss v. Gruis, 320 N.W.2d 549 (Iowa 1982).
“Section 562.7 provides: The written notice so required shall be given as follows: 1.”
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