Iowa § 311.24 - 311.24 Appeal from assessment.
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§ 311.24. 311.24 Appeal from assessment.
Any owner of land in a secondary road assessment district may appeal to the district court from the order of the board of supervisors in levying the assessment against the owner’s real estate, by filing with the county engineer within fifteen days of the date of the levy, a bond conditioned to pay all costs in case the appeal is not sustained, and a written notice of appeal where the owner shall, with particularity, point out the specific objection which the owner desires to lodge against the levy. The appeal has precedence over all other business pending before the court except criminal matters. The appeal shall be heard as in equity. The court may raise or lower the assessment in question and make an equitable assessment in the judgment of the court. The clerk of the district court shall, upon the entry of the final order of the court, certify the final order to the county engineer. The board of supervisors shall adjust the assessments to comply with the final order of the court. [C24, §4713; C27, 31, 35, §4753-a5; C39, §4753.05; C46, §311.15; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §311.24; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1214] Referred to in §602.8102(50) Thu Dec 11 19:36:01 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 311.24 (17, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 311.24 ("311.24 Appeal from assessment.") 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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