Iowa § 297.15 - 297.15 Reversion of schoolhouse site.
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§ 297.15. 297.15 Reversion of schoolhouse site.
1. Any real estate, owned by a school district, containing less than two acres, situated wholly outside of a city, and not adjacent thereto, and heretofore used as a schoolhouse site shall revert to the then owner of the tract from which the same was taken, provided that said owner of the tract last aforesaid shall, within the time hereinafter prescribed, pay the value thereof to such school district. 2. Any such schoolhouse site containing two or more acres shall be subject to the law as otherwise provided. [C73, §1828; C97, §2816; S13, §2816; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4379; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §297.15] Referred to in §297.22 Thu Dec 11 19:30:29 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 297.15 (22, 0)
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