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Calling for Help from Home

Iowa Code § 562A.27B — no fines or eviction for calling the police or an ambulance

  • A landlord may not prohibit or limit a tenant's right to call law enforcement or emergency help, for a victim of abuse or crime or anyone in an emergency.
  • A landlord may not penalize a tenant for calling, by fines, fees, or an actual or threatened eviction.
  • A lease clause waiving this is void.
  • The landlord may still recover the cost of repairing property damage.
  • Iowa Code § 562A.27B
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  1. Iowa Code § 562A.27B — Right to summon emergency assistance — waiver of rights

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Iowa attorney.

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