Terms Used In Iowa Code 584.1

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • property: includes personal and real property. 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
584.1 Liens subject to release.
An owner of personal property in this state who disputes, either the existence, on such
property, of a common law or statutory lien, or the amount of any such lien, may release such lien, if any, and become entitled to the immediate possession of said property by filing a bond as hereinafter provided.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10354; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §584.1]