So, you’re a landowner and you want to terminate a lease.
Take this quick quiz to see if you are ready to make it legal!
QUESTION 1: Lease Termination Deadline
The deadline for Notification of Lease Termination for 2021 growing season is:
A. September 1, 2020
B. October 3, 2021
QUESTION 2: Notification Method
According to Iowa Code §562.7, which of these methods are acceptable for serving statutory notice of lease termination?
A. Delivery of the notice, on or before September 1, with acceptance of service to be signed by the party to the lease or a successor of the party.
B. Serving the notice, on or before September 1, personally, or if personal service has been tried and cannot be achieved, by publication, on the same conditions, and in the same manner as is provided for the service of process in a lawsuit.
C. Mailing notice before 9/1 by certified mail to the last known mailing address.
QUESTION 3: Reason for Termination
Which of these reasons for agricultural crop lease termination can you legally claim under Iowa law?
A. Ouster and Breach
B. Hold-over Tenant
C. Border Dispute
If you have any questions regarding any of these questions, give us a call!
ANSWERS
QUESTION 1: Lease Termination Deadline
A. September 1, 2019
QUESTION 2: Notification Method
A, B, and C are all correct answers
QUESTION 3: Reason for Termination
A and B are correct
Source: Correct answers sourced from “Iowa Farm Leases: A Legal Review;” Iowa State University Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation, June, 2016.
