# Iowa Code § 6B.2B: Acquisition negotiation > Iowa · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TI_C6B_S6B.2B ## Section - **Citation:** Iowa Code § 6B.2B - **Heading:** Acquisition negotiation - **Jurisdiction:** Iowa - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** IA Code / Title I / Chapter 6B / Section 6B.2B ## Text The acquiring agency shall make a good faith effort to negotiate with the owner to purchase the private property or property interest before filing an application for condemnation or otherwise proceeding with the condemnation process. An acquiring agency shall not make an offer to purchase the property or property interest that is less than the fair market value the acquiring agency has established for the property or property interest pursuant to the appraisal required in section 6B.45 or less than the value determined under the acquiring agency’s waiver procedure established pursuant to section 6B.54, subsection 2, for acquisition of property with a low fair market value. A purchase offer made by an acquiring agency shall include provisions for payment to the owner of expenses, including relocation expenses, expenses listed in section 6B.54, subsection 10, and other expenses required by law to be paid by an acquiring agency to a condemnee. However, in the alternative, the acquiring agency may make, and the owner may accept, a purchase offer from the acquiring agency that is an amount equal to one hundred thirty percent of the appraisal amount plus payment to the owner of expenses listed in section 6B.54, subsection 10, once those expenses have been determined. If the owner accepts such a purchase offer, the owner is barred from claiming payment from the acquiring agency for any other expenses allowed by law. An acquiring agency need not make an offer in excess of the amounts described in this section in order to satisfy the requirement to negotiate in good faith. The option to make an alternative purchase offer does not apply when property is being acquired for street and highway projects undertaken by the state, a county, or a city. 99 Acts, ch 171, §3, 42; 2000 Acts, ch 1179, §5, 6, 30; 2006 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 1001, §6, 49 ## Nearby sections - [Iowa Code § 6B.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TI_C6B_S6B.1.md) - [Iowa Code § 6B.1A Procedure provided.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TI_C6B_S6B.1A.md) - [Iowa Code § 6B.2 By whom conducted.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TI_C6B_S6B.2.md) - [Iowa Code § 6B.2A Notice of proposed public improvement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TI_C6B_S6B.2A.md) - [Iowa Code § 6B.2B Acquisition negotiation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TI_C6B_S6B.2B.md) - [Iowa Code § 6B.2C Approval of the public improvement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TI_C6B_S6B.2C.md) - [Iowa Code § 6B.2D Notice of intent to approve acquisition of property by eminent domain.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TI_C6B_S6B.2D.md) - [Iowa Code § 6B.3 Application — recording — notice — time for appraisement — new proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TI_C6B_S6B.3.md) - [Iowa Code § 6B.3A Challenge by owner.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TI_C6B_S6B.3A.md) - [Iowa Code § 6B.4 Commission to assess damages.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TI_C6B_S6B.4.md) - [Iowa Code § 6B.4A Review of applications by compensation commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TI_C6B_S6B.4A.md) - [Iowa Code § 6B.5 Challenges to commissioners — filling vacancies on commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TI_C6B_S6B.5.md) - [Iowa Code § 6B.6 Sheriff to coordinate meeting of commissioners and provide meeting place.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TI_C6B_S6B.6.md) - [Iowa Code § 6B.7 Commissioners to qualify.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TI_C6B_S6B.7.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TI_C6B_S6B.2B. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.