{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-562a.22","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 562A.22","heading":"Failure to deliver possession.","body":"1. If the landlord fails to deliver possession of the dwelling unit to the tenant as provided in section 562A.14, rent abates until possession is delivered and the tenant shall:\na. Upon at least five days’ written notice to the landlord, terminate the rental agreement and upon termination the landlord shall return all prepaid rent and security; or\nb. Demand performance of the rental agreement by the landlord and, if the tenant elects, maintain an action for possession of the dwelling unit against the landlord or a person wrongfully in possession and recover the damages sustained by the tenant.\n2. If a landlord’s failure to deliver possession is willful and not in good faith, a tenant may recover from the landlord the actual damages sustained by the tenant and reasonable attorney fees.","path":["Title XIV - PROPERTY (Ch. 555 - 594A)","Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW","Article IV - REMEDIES","Part 1 - TENANT REMEDIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/562A.22.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"87959af0a15c2b5ef3c5103381b726e5ef3b2f9b2d17461c17c347d3b70a8e4d","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-562a.21","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-562a.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}