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Iowa Code § 562A.4 (2026)

Administration of remedies — enforcement

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1. The remedies provided by this chapter shall be administered so that the aggrieved party may recover appropriate damages. The aggrieved party has a duty to mitigate damages.

2. A right or obligation declared by this chapter is enforceable by action unless the provision declaring it specifies a different and limited effect. [C79, 81, §562A.4]\n\n PART 2 SCOPE AND JURISDICTION \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1996–2013 · leading case: Crawford v. Yotty, 828 N.W.2d 295 (Iowa 2013).
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Crawford v. Yotty, 828 N.W.2d 295 (Iowa 2013). · cites it 4× “” Iowa Code § 562A.4(1). The analogous section of the URLTA, on which the IURLTA was heavily based, contains virtually identical language.”
Aurora Bus. Park Assocs., L.P. v. Michael Albert, Inc., 548 N.W.2d 153 (Iowa 1996). · cites it 2× “2d 302, 305 (Iowa 1996); see also Iowa Code §§ 562A.4(1) (“aggrieved party has a duty to mitigate damages”), 562A.”
D.R. Mobile Home Rentals v. Frost, 545 N.W.2d 302 (Iowa 1996). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 562A.4(1) ("aggrieved party has a duty to mitigate damages") and § 562A.”
In Re Vanzandt, 326 B.R. 737 (Bankr. S.D. Iowa 2004). · cites it 3× “Pursuant to Iowa Code sections 562A.4(1) and 562A.29(3), 20 a landlord has a duty to mitigate damages by taking meaningful steps to relet the premises.”
Iowa Code § 562A.4(1): 4 cases
Crawford v. Yotty, 828 N.W.2d 295 (Iowa 2013). “” Iowa Code § 562A.4(1). The analogous section of the URLTA, on which the IURLTA was heavily based, contains virtually identical language.”
Aurora Bus. Park Assocs., L.P. v. Michael Albert, Inc., 548 N.W.2d 153 (Iowa 1996). “2d 302, 305 (Iowa 1996); see also Iowa Code §§ 562A.4(1) (“aggrieved party has a duty to mitigate damages”), 562A.”
D.R. Mobile Home Rentals v. Frost, 545 N.W.2d 302 (Iowa 1996). “See Iowa Code § 562A.4(1) ("aggrieved party has a duty to mitigate damages") and § 562A.”
In Re Vanzandt, 326 B.R. 737 (Bankr. S.D. Iowa 2004). “Pursuant to Iowa Code sections 562A.4(1) and 562A.29(3), 20 a landlord has a duty to mitigate damages by taking meaningful steps to relet the premises.”
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