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What Is an Iowa Month-to-Month Lease Agreement?

An Iowa month-to-month lease is a short-term rental agreement between the landlord and tenant. The month-to-month rental agreement renews at the beginning of each month. While it is technically only a 30-day relationship between the parties, they may decide that the agreement works out so well that they make it an indefinite arrangement.

A month-to-month lease must comply with Iowa landlord-tenant laws. It should also include all of the same provisions as a fixed-term residential lease agreement, including:

  • The amount of the monthly rent
  • The amount of the late fee
  • The amount of the security deposit
  • Rent increases
  • Whether subletting the rental property is allowed
  • The occupancy information for the rental unit
  • The parking policy
  • The pet policy
  • The notice period for lease termination for move out
  • How to deliver a written notice
  • Eviction information

What Laws Apply to Iowa Month-to-Month Lease Agreements?

Iowa Code Title XIV Chapter 562 Owner-Lessor and Tenant-Lessee governs month-to-month leases. Landlords cannot charge more than two months’ rent as a security deposit according to Iowa law. The landlord must return the security deposit within 30 days of the tenant moving out.

Terminating an Iowa Month-to-Month Lease Agreement

According to §562.4, the notice period for lease termination of an Iowa month-to-month lease, referred to in Iowa law as a tenancy at will, is 30 days. The lease termination must be a written notice.

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