Iowa owner tenant Act

Iowa leases may be written or oral agreements. You can give the tenants of the owner of the rights of the owner or tenant or included clauses agreed, the liability to the other party's legal costs or give up to limit. DutiesLandlords owner must carry out repairs, keep housing in Livable State, schedule garbage collection and maintenance of common areas clean and safe. You are also required to provide hot and cold water and heat, if the tenant of the utility company directly pays and water heaters and oven are under control.Tenant DutiesTenants tenants must pay rent and keep your own housing throw rubbish properly. You can not damage or allow anyone else for any damages, your apartment or a House. You should not disturb your neighbors.RemediesLandlords and tenants both have the right to a contract of lease termination if the other party commits a major violation of their agreement. However, have in most cases, the other party gives you first a chance to fix the problem. Owner change that close the utilities or property from the lessee to hold locks, and you must go to court to distribute tenant.DepositsA owner cannot claim more of two month's rent as deposit and will return the deposit within 30 days of the trip or explain why he he claimed in writing. Owner to lose the right to contact the deposit reserve the tenants for 30 days.