As discussed in our January blog post, Congress extended the September 4 CDC Order, which temporarily halts certain residential nonpayment evictions, through March 31, 2021. As anticipated, on March 11 the Iowa Supreme Court...more
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
As discussed in our December blog post, Congress recently extended the September 4 CDC Order, which temporarily halts certain residential nonpayment evictions, through January 31, 2021. As anticipated, this afternoon, the...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
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