Iowa § 174.15 - 174.15 Purchase or gift of real property — management.
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§ 174.15. 174.15 Purchase or gift of real property — management.
1. Title to land purchased or received for purposes of conducting a fair event shall be taken in the name of the county or a fair. However, the board of supervisors shall place the land under the control and management of a fair. The fair may act as agent for the county in the erection of buildings and maintenance of the fairgrounds, including the buildings and improvements constructed on the grounds. Title to new buildings or improvements shall be taken in the name of the county or a fair. However, the county is not liable for the improvements or expenditures for them. 2. Notwithstanding section 364.7, subsection 3, a city may dispose of real property by gift to a fair. [SS15, §1660; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2907; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §174.15; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1025] 98 Acts, ch 1219, §16; 2004 Acts, ch 1019, §19; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §35; 2009 Acts, ch 92, §1 Thu Dec 11 18:44:23 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 174.15 (18, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 174.15 ("174.15 Purchase or gift of real property — management.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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