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. \n 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 \n
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
5
cases, 1984–2007 · leading case:
Poyzer v. McGraw, 360 N.W.2d 748 (Iowa 1985).
Poyzer v. McGraw, 360 N.W.2d 748 (Iowa 1985).
· cites it 2× “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, 345 N.W.2d 118 (Iowa 1984).
“Additionally, important policy considerations dictate against judicial adoption of plaintiffs view.”
Rokusek v. Jensen, 548 N.W.2d 570 (Iowa 1996).
· 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, 548 N.W.2d 570 (Iowa 1996).
“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, 360 N.W.2d 748 (Iowa 1985).
“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, 345 N.W.2d 118 (Iowa 1984).
“Additionally, important policy considerations dictate against judicial adoption of plaintiffs view.”
Poyzer v. McGraw, 360 N.W.2d 748 (Iowa 1985).
“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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