Iowa
Iowa: statutes read at the official source for people acting for themselves, each with its citation and the date it was read.
Acting for yourself
Read at the official source. The provision is cited below; its wording is not reproduced here because the reading recorded the section rather than its text.
Iowa Ct. R. 37.2 · legis.iowa.gov · read 2026-08-27 · official source
Renting and landlord-tenant
security deposit, return deadline
A landlord shall, within thirty days from the date of termination of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant’s mailing address or delivery instructions, return the rental deposit to the tenant or furnish to the tenant a written statement showing the specific reason for withholding of the rental deposit or any portion thereof.
Iowa Code § 562A.12(3)(a) · read 2026-08-21 · official source
Not verified for Iowa: Deposit cap (§ 562A.12(1)), month-to-month notice (§ 562A.34) and the 3-day nonpayment notice (§ 562A.27) were not fetched.
Small claims
The court that hears these in Iowa is the District court sitting in small claims.
$6,500
Exclusive of interest and costs, for actions commenced on or after July 1, 2018 (it was $5,000 before that date). Separate concurrent jurisdiction exists for forcible entry and detainer, replevin, and certain tax/garnishment matters at the same $6,500 figure.
A civil action for a money judgment where the amount in controversy is six thousand five hundred dollars or less for actions commenced on or after July 1, 2018, exclusive of interest and costs.
Iowa Code § 631.1(1)(b) · read 2026-08-21 · official source
Iowa publishes its own self-help pages
Not verified: Attorney representation not read.
What this page is, and is not
Everything above was read at the source named next to it, on the date named next to it. Nothing is summarised from memory and nothing is carried over from a neighbouring state. Statutes are amended, so read the source before relying on it.
This is general legal information about Iowa. It is not advice about your situation, and it is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.