Iowa § 420.225 - 420.225 City subrogated to county’s rights — payment procedure.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 420.225 — 420.225 City subrogated to county’s rights — payment procedure., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 420.225. 420.225 City subrogated to county’s rights — payment procedure.
Any such city, holding a certificate of purchase at tax sale, may, at its option, pay any unpaid taxes due the county and purchase from the county any tax sale certificate held by the county on the same real estate, making payment in the event of such purchase of the amount which would then be required to redeem from sale to the county or any lesser amount which the county may be lawfully enabled to accept. All amounts so paid shall be entered in the tax sale records of such city and added to the amount required to redeem from sale. All amounts so paid shall be payable out of the general fund. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §420.225] Referred to in §331.512, 420.220, 420.224, 420.229 Fri Dec 12 20:17:11 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 420.225 (20, 0)
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Section 420.225 ("420.225 City subrogated to county’s rights — payment procedure.") 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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