Within hours of being inaugurated on January 20, President Joe Biden signed several executive orders, including one which directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to extend the September 4 CDC Order, which...more
On Friday, the Iowa Supreme Court issued an order (Iowa Order) implementing the previously issued Centers for Disease Control (CDC) order temporarily halting certain nationwide residential nonpayment evictions when tenants...more
The Iowa Supreme Court issued an order implementing the previously issued Centers for Disease Control (CDC) order temporarily halting certain nationwide residential nonpayment evictions when tenants invoke the protections of...more
On June 30, 2020, the Iowa Supreme Court rendered a decision in Karen Cohen v. David Clark and 2800-1 LLC, an emotional support animal (ESA) case, involving one tenant in need of an ESA and another tenant with severe pet...more
On Friday, May 22, the Iowa Supreme Court issued an Order: In the Matter of Ongoing Provisions for COVID-19 Impact on Court Services (“Order”) affecting residential evictions, with the state eviction moratorium expiring as of...more
As most landlords are aware, in 2013, the Iowa Court of Appeals entered a decision in the Staley v Barkalow case, which involved a group of tenants who sued their landlord over the content of their lease agreements....more