§ 462.1 Liability of possessors and occupants of land to trespassers

Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 462 - Landowner Liability to Trespassers

  • 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.
  • Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property right in or title to a motorboat or vessel. See Iowa Code 462A.2
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • real property: include lands, tenements, hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Use: means to operate, navigate, or employ a vessel. See Iowa Code 462A.2