{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-562a.5","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 562A.5","heading":"Exclusions from application of chapter.","body":"Unless created to avoid the application of this chapter, the following arrangements are not governed by this chapter:\n1. Residence at an institution, public or private, if incidental to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious, or similar service.\n2. Occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser or a person who succeeds to the purchaser’s interest.\n3. Occupancy by a member of a fraternal or social organization in the portion of a structure operated for the benefit of the organization.\n4. Transient occupancy in a hotel, motel or other similar lodgings.\n5. Occupancy by an employee of a landlord whose right to occupancy is conditional upon employment in and about the premises.\n6. Occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit or a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative.\n7. Occupancy under a rental agreement covering premises used by the occupant primarily for agricultural purposes.\n8. Occupancy in housing owned by a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to provide transitional housing for persons released from drug or alcohol treatment facilities and in housing for homeless persons.","path":["Title XIV - PROPERTY (Ch. 555 - 594A)","Chapter 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW","Article I - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS","Part 2 - SCOPE AND JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/562A.5.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"e14f08e3bdb1ed264a096dea6ac690a57c83e3ab0af24d39a811e64d5165cc8b","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-562a.4","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-562a.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}