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Written contract · Iowa

For Written contract · Iowa, limitation period is within ten years; how the statute describes it is those founded on written contracts, or on judgments of any courts except those provided for in subsection 6, and those brought for the recovery of real property, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

Type of claim
Written contract our reading
State
Iowa verified
Limitation period
within ten years verified
How the statute describes it
those founded on written contracts, or on judgments of any courts except those provided for in subsection 6, and those brought for the recovery of real property verified
Sourcelegis.iowa.gov
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DatasetCivil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

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What the source says

5. Written contracts — judgments of courts not of record — recovery of real property and rent. a. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, those founded on written contracts, or on judgments of any courts except those provided for in subsection 6, and those brought for the recovery of real property, within ten years.

legis.iowa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25

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