Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 611.5 (2026)

Action on note and mortgage

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An action on a note, together with a mortgage or deed of trust for the foreclosure of the same, shall be by equitable proceedings. An action on the bond or note alone, without regard therein to the mortgage or deed of trust, shall be by ordinary proceedings. [R60, §4179; C73, §2509; C97, §3428; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10942; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §611.5] Actions on certain judgments prohibited, chapter 615 Related provision, §654.4\n\nTue Dec 09 21:59:37 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 611 (23, 0) §611.6, ACTIONS 2

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1981–1986 · leading case: South Cent. Iowa Prod. Credit Ass'n v. Scanlan, 380 N.W.2d 699 (Iowa 1986).

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South Cent. Iowa Prod. Credit Ass'n v. Scanlan, 380 N.W.2d 699 (Iowa 1986). · cites it 4× “The court struck the jury demand, determining that foreclosure actions are strictly equitable in nature, as provided by Iowa Code section 611.5 (1985), and the Scanlans therefore were not entitled to a jury trial on the legal issues raised in their counterclaim.”

Sec. Sav. Bank v. Colony Vill. Corp., 301 N.W.2d 702 (Iowa 1981). “See sections 611.5 and 654.1, The Code 1979. Thus the issue is both narrow and clearly drawn.”

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