Terms Used In Iowa Code 656.1

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • State: includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession subject to the legislative authority of the United States. See Iowa Code 633D.2
 A contract which provides for the sale of real estate located in this state, and for the forfeiture of the vendee’s rights in such contract in case the vendee fails, in specified ways, to comply with said contract, shall, nevertheless, not be forfeited or canceled except as provided in this chapter.