{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-651.17","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 651.17","heading":"Referee’s report to court of inability to make partition in kind.","body":"A referee shall file a report with the court if the referee is not able to make a partition in kind on a property subject to partition. Upon receipt of the report, the court shall take the following actions:\n1. If the partition involves personal property, the court shall order a sale of the personal property without further notice.\n2. If the partition involves real property, the court shall set a hearing as provided under section 651.16. After such hearing the court may order a sale or other disposition of the real property, as the court deems appropriate.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 651 - PARTITION","Subchapter II - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/651.17.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:16Z","sha256":"027b8ba593427831b464bc702e4fd01dd305425cce84655b08396063284e4d28","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-651.16","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-651.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}