Iowa Landlord Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (Iowa Landlord Kit, Iowa Small Claims Kit, Eviction Case File Organizer)

Who it is for

Landlords and property managers with rentals in Iowa: the state's rules, a small claims case for unpaid rent or damage, and an eviction case file if it comes to that.

Not the right fit if

Your rentals aren't in Iowa, or you only need one of the kits. Not a property management or legal service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Iowa kits are built only from our Iowa data files: Iowa data files, checked November 2026 against 6 official pages, among them Iowa Legislature: Iowa Code 562A.12, Rental deposits; Iowa Legislature: Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 562A (Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Law); Iowa Legislature: Iowa Code Chapter 648, Forcible Entry and Detainer (2026); Iowa Judicial Branch: Instructions for Filing a Petition for Forcible Entry and Detainer; Iowa Judicial Branch: Instructions for Defendant Responding to a Small Claims Action; Iowa Judicial Branch: Instructions for Filing a Small Claims Action for Money Judgment; Iowa small claims data file, checked November 2026 against Iowa Judicial Branch: Instructions for Filing a Small Claims Action for Money Judgment.
• Eviction Case File Organizer covers every state; the Iowa kits carry the state rules.

What is inside

• Iowa Landlord Compliance Kit. The Iowa landlord-tenant rules in one package: deposit capped at 2 months of rent; deposit returned within 30 days; 30-day notice to end month-to-month; 3-day notice for unpaid rent. Deposits, notice periods, the eviction case and the small claims limit, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date. What it confirms: deposit limit: No more than two months' rent (562A.12(1)); return deadline: Within 30 days from the end of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions: the deposit, or a written statement of the specific reasons for withholding (562A.12(3)); itemized list of deductions: A written statement showing the specific reason for withholding (562A.12(3)); interest on the deposit: Interest earned during the first five years of a tenancy belongs to the landlord (562A.12(2)); where the deposit is held: In a federally insured bank, savings and loan or credit union; may be a trust account; not commingled with the landlord's own money (562A.12(2)); penalty the law states: Bad-faith retention: actual damages plus punitive damages of up to twice the monthly rent (562A.12(7)); ending month-to-month (landlord): Written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date named in the notice (10 days for week-to-week); ending month-to-month (tenant): Written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date named in the notice (10 days for week-to-week). How to use the kit, the 18 confirmed Iowa rules at a glance and the 5 items to confirm: writ to lockout, who carries out the lockout, paying to stop the case, right to counsel (statewide), diversion or mediation (statewide), each with the official page to check. When each notice must go out: the lead time for every notice the state's text confirms, with a 2027 month-by-month serve-by table worked out with our notice date calculator's rules.
• Iowa Small Claims Court Kit. In Iowa, small claims (Small claims, Iowa District Court) cover claims up to $6,500. From the official page: The total claim can't be more than $6,500, not counting interest and court costs. Where and how to file, from the official pages: File electronically, naming the county at the top of the Original Notice (the instructions say the county where you are located; check venue with the clerk). Fees: electronic filing fee: $115; service by certified mail, per party: $20. From the Iowa Judicial Branch money-judgment instructions. Sheriff service fees vary by county. Service: The sheriff in the defendant's county, certified restricted mail, or the Secretary of State for some nonresidents. The defendant generally has 20 days to file an Appearance and Answer. Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: File a Notice of Appeal (Form 3.26) with the fee; the instructions don't give the deadline, so check with the clerk. How to use the kit, the 7 confirmed Iowa facts at a glance, what we couldn't confirm (who can file, online filing) with the page to check, and a yes/no checklist: is the amount under $6,500, is it the right court, is there someone to serve and something to collect from.
• Eviction Case File Organizer. Walk into the hearing with the lease, the ledger, the notices and every date in order, whichever side you are on.