Upon the termination of a life estate, a farm tenancy granted by the life tenant shall continue
until the following March 1 except that if the life estate terminates between September 1
and the following March 1 inclusively, then the farm tenancy shall continue for that year as
provided by section 562.6 and continue until the holder of the successor interest serves notice
of termination of the interest in the manner provided by section 562.7. However, if the lease
is binding upon the holder of the successor interest by the provision of a trust or by specific
commitment of the holder of the successor interest, the lease shall terminate as provided by
that provision or commitment. This section does not abrogate the common law doctrine of
emblements.
[C79, 81, §562.8]
83 Acts, ch 132, §5
Referred to in §562.10
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in
3
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2023 · leading case:
Roeder v. Nolan, 321 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 1982).
Roeder v. Nolan, 321 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 1982).
· cites it 2× “Our references will be to the 1977 Code. John T. Nolan owned a house at 204 McLean Street in Iowa City, Iowa.”
Ganzer v. Pfab, 360 N.W.2d 754 (Iowa 1985).
· cites it 4× “However, Iowa Code section 562.8 specifically provides that a farm tenancy does not end upon termination of a landlord's life estate, but continues until at least the following March 1 and, if the termination of the life estate occurred between September 1 and March 1, will…”
Susan J. Wallin v. Kimberly Hurtig, 997 N.W.2d 900 (Iowa Ct. App. 2023).
· cites it 6× “On appeal, Wallin argues the district court erred as a matter of law when it held: (1) she could not terminate any portion of the farm lease as the holder of the successor interest pursuant to Iowa Code section 562.8;4 and (2) she could not 4 Section 562.”
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