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Terms Used In Iowa Code 651.17

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • personal property: include money, goods, chattels, evidences of debt, and things in action. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
651.17 Referee’s report to court of inability to make partition in kind.
A referee shall file a report with the court if the referee is not able to make a partition in kind on a property subject to partition. Upon receipt of the report, the court shall take the following actions:
1. If the partition involves personal property, the court shall order a sale of the personal property without further notice.
2. If the partition involves real property, the court shall set a hearing as provided under § 651.16. After such hearing the court may order a sale or other disposition of the real property, as the court deems appropriate.
2018 Acts, ch 1108, §17