Iowa
For Iowa, presumption period is one year; what the presumption does is creates a presumption that the landlord’s conduct was in retaliation; example of a protected activity is The tenant has organized or become a member of a tenants’ union or similar organization; statute is Iowa Code § 562A.36, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
- State
- Iowa our reading
- Presumption period
- one year verified
- What the presumption does
- creates a presumption that the landlord’s conduct was in retaliation verified
- Example of a protected activity
- The tenant has organized or become a member of a tenants’ union or similar organization verified
- Statute
- Iowa Code § 562A.36 our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
In an action by or against the tenant, evidence of a good-faith complaint within one year prior to the alleged act of retaliation creates a presumption that the landlord’s conduct was in retaliation.
— legis.iowa.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
Example of a protected activity
c. The tenant has organized or become a member of a tenants’ union or similar organization.
— all from legis.iowa.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- legis.iowa.govhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/562A.36.pdf