Category: Iowa
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Iowa Deed News: Transfer-on-Death Debate, Property Tax Update, and Eminent Domain
Lisa Houser, who directs Habitat for Humanity of Iowa, tells some harrowing stories. Stories of residents who deal with broken HVAC systems in extreme weather, or suffer major damage in disasters. Residents who’d be eligible for aid—if only the deed were in their names! The cost of probate keeps quite a few households sidelined from…
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Can the State Force a Deed Holder to Leave? Eminent Domain Strikes Again
It happens. For public safety and other reasons, the state can pull the land out from under a deed holder. Here, we look at two current cases. One’s in Iowa. The other one’s in Massachusetts.
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Pipelines and Eminent Domain: Iowa Homeowners Push Back
When the government decides its stake in a piece of property overrides the landowner’s, it has a process to take over private property. This is called eminent domain. It’s essentially the government forcing a private landowner to sell their residence or business property. Another word for it is condemnation (which sounds even worse!). Condemnation or eminent…
