Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 654.3 (2026)

Venue

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An action for the foreclosure of a mortgage of real property, or for the sale thereof under an encumbrance or charge thereon, shall be brought in the county in which the property to be affected, or some part thereof, is situated. [C73, §2578; C97, §3493; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12374; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §654.3]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1955–1999 · leading case: Rutter v. Carroll's Foods of the Midwest, Inc., 50 F. Supp. 2d 876 (N.D. Iowa 1999).
Rutter v. Carroll's Foods of the Midwest, Inc., 50 F. Supp. 2d 876 (N.D. Iowa 1999). · cites it 10× “See Iowa Code § 654.3 ; Iowa Code § 657.10 ; Arends, 556 N.”
In Re Robertson's Est., 68 N.W.2d 909 (Iowa 1955). · cites it 4× “III. The record does not indicate defendants objected to the manner in which the action was instituted and they were brought into court.”
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