{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-388.8","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 388.8","heading":"Easement continuance.","body":"If a city exercised a right to an easement on property before January 1, 1950, for the establishment of water, sewer, or gas or power lines, the city has acquired the right to exercise a continuing easement on that property to the extent necessary for repair and maintenance of those lines.","path":["Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ch. 331 - 420)","Chapter 388 - CITY UTILITIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/388.8.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:10Z","sha256":"f33555b41dad36e845820d5726856da7c0f7c762f23a8b13fc2deb8bf78ff38c","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-388.7","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-388.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}