HF 596: Eliminating the doctrine of acquiescence in actions to establish disputed boundaries or corners, and including applicability provisions

What it does

Code chapter 650 provides procedures for determining the boundaries between adjoining tracts of land which cannot otherwise be established (e.g., the monuments marking the corners of the tract of land have been lost or destroyed). Current law allows either party to such a dispute to plea acquiescence, and if the court finds that the boundaries and corners alleged to have been recognized and acquiesced in have in fact been recognized and acquiesced in for a period of years, such recognized boundaries and corners are permanently established. This bill repeals Code sections 650.6, 650.10, and 650.14, which eliminates the doctrine of acquiescence in actions to establish disputed boundaries or corners. The bill applies to actions filed on or after July 1, 2021.

House subcommittee · named February 22, 2021

• Rep. Joe Mitchell (R)
• Rep. Jarad J. Klein (R)
• Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against

Against: Iowa State Bar Association

In plain words

1. February 18, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
2. February 22, 2021House subcommittee named: Mitchell, Klein and Wessel-Kroeschell