§ 646.1 Ordinary proceedings — joinder — counterclaim
§ 646.2 Parties
§ 646.3 Title
§ 646.4 Tenant in common
§ 646.5 Service on agent
§ 646.6 Petition
§ 646.7 Abstract of title
§ 646.8 Unwritten muniments of title — unrecorded conveyances
§ 646.9 Evidence — abstract amended
§ 646.10 Answer
§ 646.11 Landlord substituted
§ 646.12 Possession
§ 646.13 Purchase pending suit
§ 646.14 Order to enter and survey
§ 646.15 Service
§ 646.16 Verdict — special
§ 646.17 General verdict
§ 646.18 Judgment for damages
§ 646.19 Use and occupation
§ 646.20 Improvements set off
§ 646.21 Wanton aggression
§ 646.22 Tenant — extent of liability
§ 646.23 Growing crops — bond
§ 646.24 Writ of possession
§ 646.25 Judgment for rent accruing

Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 646 - Recovery of Real Property

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • clerk: means clerk of the court in which the action or proceeding is brought or is pending; and the words "clerk's office" mean the office of that clerk. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Cotenant: means a person holding title to real property under tenancy in common ownership. See Iowa Code 651.1
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • 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
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Iowa Code 651.1
  • 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.