Iowa Code 646.4 – Tenant in common
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 646.4
- Cotenant: means a person holding title to real property under tenancy in common ownership. See Iowa Code 651.1
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
In an action by a tenant in common or joint tenant of real property against the cotenant, the plaintiff must show, in addition to the plaintiff’s evidence of right, that the defendant either denied the plaintiff’s right, or did some act amounting to such denial.