A Iowa-compliant lease with every disclosure the state requires built in, not bolted on — 7 state-specific clauses plus 11 universal ones. Fill it in, e-sign it, and it lives with the tenant record.
Iowa is one of the few states that caps late fees with a dollar figure tied to the rent: $12 a day up to $60 a month when rent is $700 or less, and $20 a day up to $100 above that (Iowa Code § 562A.9). Deposits are limited to two months’ rent and due back with...
These are the clauses and disclosures our Iowa template carries. Each cites the statute it comes from; the ones marked checkbox are filled from your property's answers.
Iowa Code §562A.12Iowa Code §562A.12Iowa Code §562A.15 / §562A.21 / §562A.24No statewide statute (general disclosure)Iowa Code §562A.13(1) (Disclosure of owner a...Iowa Code §562A.13(5) (Shared utility disclo...Iowa Code §562A.9(4) (Late fee limit)Yes — the cap is two months’ rent, and it must be returned within 30 days (Iowa Code § 562A.12). The template states both in the deposit clause.
$12/day up to $60/month (rent ≤ $700); $20/day up to $100/month (rent > $700) See Iowa Code § 562A.9. The template carries the rule and the grace period you set.
For any building built before 1978, yes — it is federal (42 U.S.C. § 4852d). The template includes the EPA pamphlet acknowledgment automatically.
Yes. Electronic signatures are valid under the federal E-SIGN Act and Iowa's UETA; the signed PDF, audit trail and timestamps are stored with the tenant record.
Every paragraph is editable before signing. Clauses Iowa requires are marked and cannot be removed by accident.
Free, e-signature included, every Iowa disclosure already in it.
The clause list mirrors the Iowa disclosure set in the My Rental Spot lease builder and is reviewed against Iowa Code, Chapter 562A (Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Law). General information for landlords, not legal advice; local ordinances can add requirements.