2009 Iowa Code
Title 14 - Property
Subtitle 2 - Real Property - Gifts
CHAPTER 562A - UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW
562A.25 - FIRE OR CASUALTY DAMAGE.

        562A.25  FIRE OR CASUALTY DAMAGE.
         1.  If the dwelling unit or premises are damaged or destroyed by
      fire or casualty to an extent that enjoyment of the dwelling unit is
      substantially impaired, the tenant may:
         a.  Immediately vacate the premises and notify the landlord in
      writing within fourteen days of the tenant's intention to terminate
      the rental agreement, in which case the rental agreement terminates
      as of the date of vacating; or
         b.  If continued occupancy is lawful, vacate a part of the
      dwelling unit rendered unusable by the fire or casualty, in which
      case the tenant's liability for rent is reduced in proportion to the
      diminution in the fair rental value of the dwelling unit.
         2.  If the rental agreement is terminated, the landlord shall
      return all prepaid rent and security recoverable under section
      562A.12.  Accounting for rent in the event of termination or
      apportionment is to occur as of the date of the casualty.  

         [C79, 81, § 562A.25]