Terms Used In Iowa Code 658.9

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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
 The owner of a treasurer’s certificate of purchase of land sold for taxes may recover treble damages of any person willfully committing waste or trespass thereon.