Unless created to avoid the application of this chapter, the following arrangements are not
governed by this chapter:
1. Residence at an institution, public or private, if incidental to detention or the provision
of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious, or similar service.
2. Occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a
part, if the occupant is the purchaser or a person who succeeds to the purchaser’s interest.
3. Occupancy by a member of a fraternal or social organization in the portion of a
structure operated for the benefit of the organization.
4. Transient occupancy in a hotel, motel or other similar lodgings.
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Tue Dec 09 22:01:02 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 562A (25, 0)
3 UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW, §562A.6\n\n 5. Occupancy by an employee of a landlord whose right to occupancy is conditional upon
employment in and about the premises.
6. Occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit or a holder of a proprietary lease in a
cooperative.
7. Occupancy under a rental agreement covering premises used by the occupant primarily
for agricultural purposes.
8. Occupancy in housing owned by a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to provide
transitional housing for persons released from drug or alcohol treatment facilities and in
housing for homeless persons.
[C79, 81, §562A.5]
95 Acts, ch 125, §2\n\n PART 3
GENERAL DEFINITIONS AND
PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION — NOTICE
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Notes of Decisions
Poyzer v. McGraw (1985)
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“See § 562A.5(5) (occupancy by an employee of a landlord whose right to occupancy is conditional upon employment in and about the premises) and § 562A.”
Knapp v. Simmons (1984)
iowa
“Additionally, important policy considerations dictate against judicial adoption of plaintiffs view.”
Rokusek v. Jensen (1996)
iowa · cites it 2×
“In support of the court’s ruling, Lola suggests the parties’ transaction comes within the “occupancy under a contract of sale” exclusion found in section 562A.5(2). By its terms, however, the exclusion applies solely to a vendor and vendee under an installment contract for the…”
— Iowa Code § 562A.5(2) — 1 case
Rokusek v. Jensen (1996)
iowa
“In support of the court’s ruling, Lola suggests the parties’ transaction comes within the “occupancy under a contract of sale” exclusion found in section 562A.5(2). By its terms, however, the exclusion applies solely to a vendor and vendee under an installment contract for the…”
— Iowa Code § 562A.5(5) — 1 case
Poyzer v. McGraw (1985)
iowa
“See § 562A.5(5) (occupancy by an employee of a landlord whose right to occupancy is conditional upon employment in and about the premises) and § 562A.”
— Iowa Code § 562A.5(7) — 2 cases
Knapp v. Simmons (1984)
iowa
“Additionally, important policy considerations dictate against judicial adoption of plaintiffs view.”
Poyzer v. McGraw (1985)
iowa
“See § 562A.5(5) (occupancy by an employee of a landlord whose right to occupancy is conditional upon employment in and about the premises) and § 562A.”
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