A person seeking to acquire an easement or other property interest for the construction, maintenance, or operation of an electric transmission line shall:
 1. Allow the landowner or a person serving in a fiduciary capacity in the landowner’s behalf to cancel any agreement granting an easement or other interest by certified mail with return requested to the company’s principal place of business if received by the company within seven days, excluding Saturday and Sunday, of the date of the contract and inform the landowner or such fiduciary in writing of the right to cancel prior to the signing of the agreement by the landowner or such fiduciary.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 478.33

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or association. See Iowa Code 462A.2
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. Provide the landowner or a person serving in a fiduciary capacity in the landowner’s behalf with a form in duplicate for the notice of cancellation.
 3. Not record any agreement until after the period for cancellation has expired.
 4. Not include in the agreement any waiver of the right to cancel in accordance with this section. The landowner or a person serving in a fiduciary capacity in the landowner’s behalf may exercise the right of cancellation only once for each transmission line project.