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Terms Used In Iowa Code 558.7

  • deed: is a pplied to an instrument conveying lands, but does not imply a sealed instrument; and the words "bond" and "indenture" do not necessarily imply a seal, and the word "undertaking" means a promise or security in any form. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
558.7 Assignment of certificate of entry deemed deed.
An assignment shall have the same force and effect as a deed of conveyance and shall be conclusively presumed to carry all right, title, and interest of the patentee of the real estate, the same as though a deed of conveyance had been subsequently executed by the patentee or assignor to a subsequent grantor, when the record shows:
1. That the original entry, certificate of entry, receipt, or duplicate thereof has been assigned;
2. That prior or subsequent to such assignment, the United States or state issued a patent or conveyance to the assignor;
3. That no deed of conveyance appears on record from the person who made the original entry or assignor to the assignee; and
4. That the present record owner holds title under such assignment.
[S13, §2963-n; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10072; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81,
§558.7]
2023 Acts, ch 66, §142
Section amended