{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-562a.33","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 562A.33","heading":"Recovery of possession limited.","body":"A landlord may not recover or take possession of the dwelling unit by action or otherwise, including willful diminution of services to the tenant by interrupting or causing the interruption of electric, gas, water or other essential service to the tenant, except in case of abandonment, surrender, or as permitted in this chapter.","path":["Title XIV - PROPERTY (Ch. 555 - 594A)","Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW","Article IV - REMEDIES","Part 2 - LANDLORD REMEDIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/562A.33.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"0463a8614e85e4431297d80bf46b519f3a1106b5cc5a592acfc45eca80653c87","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-562a.32","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-562a.34"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}