{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-425.35","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 425.35","heading":"Defense to action for nonpayment of rent.","body":"It is an affirmative defense to any action by a landlord based upon nonpayment or partial payment of rent that the landlord increased the rent primarily because the tenant had received, or was eligible for, reimbursement under this subchapter.","path":["Title X - FINANCIAL RESOURCES (Ch. 421 - 454)","Chapter 425 - HOMESTEAD TAX CREDITS, EXEMPTIONS, AND REIMBURSEMENT","Subchapter II - PROPERTY TAX CREDIT OR RENT REIMBURSEMENT FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/425.35.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:10Z","sha256":"7c4b2db62e502efbc27ab2f55ccbed8e3c4a3a2778771173d1656bceb03a906e","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-425.34","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-425.36"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}