House File 2284 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 2284 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 542) (As Amended and Passed by the House March 7, 2018 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the statute of limitations period for 1 executing judgments on claims for rent. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 HF 2284 (2) 87 js/jh/md
H.F. 2284 Section 1. Section 615.1A, Code 2018, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 615.1A Execution on judgment —— claim for rent. 3 After the expiration of a period of five ten years from the 4 date of entry of judgment of a court not of record, or twenty 5 years from the date of entry of judgment of a court of record, 6 in an action on a claim for rent, exclusive of any time during 7 which execution on the judgment was stayed pending a bankruptcy 8 action or order of court, such judgment shall be null and void, 9 all liens shall be extinguished, and no execution shall be 10 issued. However, in the event that the judgment or the right 11 to collect thereon is sold or otherwise assigned for value to 12 a third party other than a state or federally chartered bank 13 or credit union, such judgment shall be null and void, all 14 liens shall be extinguished, and no execution shall be issued 15 after the expiration of two years from the date of entry of the 16 judgment, exclusive of any time during which execution on the 17 judgment was stayed pending a bankruptcy action or order of 18 court. 19 -1- HF 2284 (2) 87 js/jh/md 1/ 1