{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-6a.20","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 6A.20","heading":"Description of land furnished.","body":"Whenever any person, state department, or political subdivision takes title to land in fee simple for a public use by condemnation or by purchase in lieu of condemnation, the purchaser shall furnish to the owner of the land a legal description of the part taken and a legal description of the remainder which is compatible with the existing abstract description of the entire tract of land. For the purposes of this section a center line description is compatible only when it contains reference points which are a part of and tied to the abstract description.","path":["Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT (Ch. 1 - 38D)","Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/6A.20.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:39:59Z","sha256":"0dcfc1589581cc6659a546b07206585849afc2be230bef617dce741ee0c233a4","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-6a.19","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-6a.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}