{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-73a.9","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 73A.9","heading":"Nonapproved contracts void.","body":"If an appeal is taken, no contract for public improvements shall be valid unless the same is finally approved by the appeal board. In no case shall any municipality expend for any public improvement any sum in excess of five percent more than the contract price without the approval of the appeal board.","path":["Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES (Ch. 39 - 79)","Chapter 73A - PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND BONDS","Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/73A.9.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:01Z","sha256":"8db3ca480808476fbf80c7fc4cd12e4f15c2a806b22e03f8d8ca75f7a106632b","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-73a.8","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-73a.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}