Iowa General Assembly Banner


562B.24 Tenant's remedies for landlord's unlawful ouster, exclusion or diminution of services.

If the landlord unlawfully removes or excludes the tenant from the mobile home park or willfully diminishes services to the tenant by interrupting or causing the interruption of electric, gas, water or other essential service to the tenant, the tenant may recover possession, require the restoration of essential services or terminate the rental agreement and, in either case, recover an amount not to exceed two months' periodic rent and twice the actual damages sustained by the tenant.

Section History: Early form

[C79, 81, § 562B.24]

Internal References

Referred to in § 562B.32


Return To Home Iowa General Assembly

index Search: Iowa Code 1997

© 1997 Cornell College and League of Women Voters of Iowa


Comments? webmaster@legis.iowa.gov.

Last update: Mon Jan 27 16:05:08 CST 1997
URL: /DOCS/IACODE/1997/562B/24.html
jhf