Iowa § 443.18 - 443.18 Real estate — duty of owner.
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§ 443.18. 443.18 Real estate — duty of owner.
In all cases where real estate subject to taxation has not been assessed, the owner, or an agent of the owner, shall have the same done by the treasurer, and pay the taxes thereon; and if the owner fails to do so the treasurer shall assess the same and collect the tax assessed as the treasurer does other taxes. [R60, §753; C73, §852; C97, §1399; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7159; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §443.18] Fri Dec 12 20:27:06 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 443.18 (17, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 443.18 ("443.18 Real estate — duty of owner.") 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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