Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 562A.33 (2026)

Recovery of possession limited

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A landlord may not recover or take possession of the dwelling unit by action or otherwise, including willful diminution of services to the tenant by interrupting or causing the interruption of electric, gas, water or other essential service to the tenant, except in case of abandonment, surrender, or as permitted in this chapter. [C79, 81, §562A.33]\n\n PART 3 PERIODIC TENANCY — HOLDOVER — ABUSE OF ACCESS

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1998–2012 · leading case: Umeka Lewis v. John J. Jaeger, Robert E. Boge, & the City of Dubuque, 818 N.W.2d 165 (Iowa 2012).

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Umeka Lewis v. John J. Jaeger, Robert E. Boge, & the City of Dubuque, 818 N.W.2d 165 (Iowa 2012). · cites it 13× “Lewis cites Iowa Code section 562A.33, which provides that “[a] landlord may not recover or take possession of [a] dwelling unit by action or otherwise .”

Khan v. Heritage Prop. Mgmt., 584 N.W.2d 725 (Iowa Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “§ 562A.33. Absent abandonment or surrender of the premises, a landlord must comply with all statutory procedures.”

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