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Terms Used In Iowa Code 657.2A

  • clerk: means clerk of the court in which the action or proceeding is brought or is pending; and the words "clerk's office" mean the office of that clerk. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
657.2A Indexing of petition.
1. When a petition affecting real property is filed by a governmental entity under this chapter, the clerk of the district court shall index the petition pursuant to § 617.10, if the legal description of the affected property is included in or attached to the petition.
2. After filing the petition with the clerk of the district court, the governmental entity shall also file the petition in the office of the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall include a notation of the pendency of the action in the county system, as defined in § 445.1, until the judgment of the court is satisfied or until the action is dismissed. Pursuant to section
446.7, an affected property that is subject to a pending action shall not be offered for sale by the county treasurer at tax sale.
2010 Acts, ch 1050, §9