Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 626.81 (2026)

Sale postponed

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When there are no bidders, or when the amount offered is grossly inadequate, when from any cause the sale is prevented from taking place on the day fixed, when requested by the judgment creditor, or when the parties so agree, the officer may postpone the sale without being required to give any further notice thereof, which postponement shall be publicly announced at the time the sale was to have been made, but not more than two such adjournments of not more than sixty days in the aggregate shall be made, except by agreement of the parties in writing and made a part of the return upon the execution. [C51, §1909; R60, §3314; C73, §3083; C97, §4029; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11729; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §626.81] 2009 Acts, ch 51, §3, 17

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1968–2021 · leading case: Fed. Land Bank of Omaha v. Reinhardt, 428 N.W.2d 672 (Iowa Ct. App. 1988).

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Fed. Land Bank of Omaha v. Reinhardt, 428 N.W.2d 672 (Iowa Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 4× “Ultimately, William Reinhardt's bid in the total amount of $500 was accepted.”

Willis v. Farmers State Bank of Lake View, 155 N.W.2d 407 (Iowa 1968). · cites it 2× “Section 626.81, Code of Iowa, provides that when there are no bidders, or when the amount offered is “grossly inadequate” the officer may postpone the sale for a time limited by the statute.”

Xtl, Inc. (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 2020). · cites it 4× “To be clear, the Endnote merely stated that the Debtor — not any party —failed to invoke its remedies to postpone or set aside the sale under Iowa Code Ann §626.81. The Debtors do not dispute that assertion.”

Kerndt Bros. Sav. Bank v. Donald E. Rosenbaum & Aimee L. Rosenbaum (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “” They alleged four deficiencies: (1) postponement of the sale was not authorized by Iowa Code section 626.81; (2) they were not provided four weeks’ notice as mandated by section 626.”

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