Iowa property management software.
AI-native property management for every US state. Here is the Iowa compliance profile included with Forge -- every value cited to its statute.
Included -- every value cited to its statute.
Each value below is drawn directly from the cited statute and maintained to the best of our ability; it has not been reviewed by an attorney. Fields we could not source are left out rather than guessed. You remain responsible for complying with the current statutes -- verify before you rely on any value here.
Iowa landlord-tenant rules Forge tracks
- Security-deposit return
- Within 30 days of move-out
- Maximum security deposit
- 2 month(s) of rent
- Late-fee cap
- Up to $60
- Rent-increase notice (month-to-month)
- 30 days
- Termination notice (month-to-month)
- 30 days
- Notice before landlord entry
- 24 hours
- Pay-or-quit / cure period
- 3 days
- Manager / broker license
- Generally required to manage for others
Extra protected classes: beyond the federal Fair Housing Act, Iowa also protects sexual orientation. Forge's fair-housing checks account for this.
Required lease disclosures
- Landlord/agent identity and owner's process agent (562A.13(1))
- Full written utility rate/charge explanation when landlord-billed (562A.13(4))
- CERCLA/Superfund environmental-hazard disclosure if the property is listed (562A.13(6))
Sources
- Iowa Code 562A.12(1),(3)(a) (2-month deposit cap; 30-day return)
- Iowa Code 562A.9(4) (late fee: $12/day or $60/mo cap if rent <=$700/mo; $20/day or $100/mo if rent >$700/mo)
- Iowa Code 562A.34(2) (30-day month-to-month termination)
- Iowa Code 562A.19(3) (24-hour entry notice, reasonable times)
- Iowa Code 562A.27(2) (3-day pay-or-quit for nonpayment)
- Iowa Code Ch. 543B (broker license to lease/manage for others; 2024 HF2326 ownership-interest exemption)
- Iowa Code 216.8(1) (Civil Rights Act -- sexual orientation); SF418 (2025) repealed gender identity statewide eff. 7/1/2025
Last reviewed: 2026-07-09
Software assistance, not legal advice.
Forge helps you track deadlines and generate documents, but it is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Any statutory values shown are assistive guidance we maintain to the best of our ability; you remain responsible for complying with the current Iowa statutes whether or not our values are correct. Always verify the current statutes and consult a licensed Iowa attorney before acting on a specific situation.
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