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Iowa lease setup checklist.

Print this and check off each item before you send a Iowa lease to a tenant. It's free, and it works whether or not you use LeaseSigning.

Iowa required steps

• Confirm the security deposit cap

  2 months' rent (Iowa Code § 562A.12).

• Set a lease-compliant late fee

  Capped at $12/day or $60/month (rent ≤ $700); 5%/$100 above

• Plan entry-notice language

  Give at least 24 hours' notice before entering, absent an emergency.

• Set month-to-month termination notice

  30 days (month-to-month).

• Attach every required disclosure

  Lead-based paint, Contamination history (meth).

• Plan deposit return timing

  30 days (Iowa Code § 562A.12).

• Collect state-specific lease fields

  Property owner legal name, Property manager (if any).