Unit quiz 28 Flashcards
In Iowa, how are disputed community property assets usually divided?
50-50
What is the name of the law that is designed to simplify, clarify, modernize, and revise the laws that govern the rental of dwelling units and the rights and obligations of both landlords and tenants while encouraging them to maintain and improve the quality of housing in Iowa?
The Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Law
Through what entity may the landlord apply to evict a tenant?
District court
If a lessee holds over after the termination of a lease and proper service has been completed, (?) provides judicial action through the district court.
Iowa Code Chapter 648
The various appraisal designations depend on experience. How many hours of experience are required to achieve the certified general appraiser designation?
3,500 hours
A certified general appraiser requires 3,500 hours of experience in 30 months (of which half must be in nonresidential appraisals).
What kind of estate is used when a widow remarries and files a new deed giving herself an 80 percent interest and her husband a 20 percent interest in the property?
Tenancy in common
Can the landlord temporarily waive in writing a term that demands action within a number of days and not lose the right to insist upon the original terms for future issues?
A) Yes, the landlord can temporarily waive in writing a term that demands action within a number of days and not lose the right to insist upon the original terms for future issues.
B) Yes, at any time the landlord can verbally change the rental agreement.
C) No, the landlord can only change the rental agreement if the renter agrees.
D) No, the landlord can never change a rental agreement except when it expires.
A) Yes, the landlord can temporarily waive in writing a term that demands action within a number of days and not lose the right to insist upon the original terms for future issues.
What agency enforces the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)?
Iowa Real Estate Appraiser Examining Board
What is the name of Chapter 648 of the Iowa Code that authorizes the assistance of the district court’s office to remove a hold over a lessee after proper service has been completed?
Forcible Entry and Detention
It is used by a landlord as a last result to evict a tenant. Notice to the tenant is served by the county sheriff’s department.
To receive legal recognition in Iowa’s judicial system, a lease must be in writing if it is for more than how many months?
12
(Statute of Frauds)
In Iowa, what limitations, if any, are placed on the amount of security deposits?
Two months’ rental amount
(?) prohibits a landlord from collecting security deposits in excess of the value of two months’ rent; the funds must be placed in an FDIC-insured depository trust account.
Iowa Code Chapter 562A
