# Iowa Code § 562A.5: Exclusions from application of chapter

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIV_C562A_S562A.5

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 562A.5
- **Heading:** Exclusions from application of chapter
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 562A / Section 562A.5

## Text

Unless created to avoid the application of this chapter, the following arrangements are not governed by this chapter:

(1) Residence at an institution, public or private, if incidental to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious, or similar service.

(2) Occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser or a person who succeeds to the purchaser’s interest.

(3) Occupancy by a member of a fraternal or social organization in the portion of a structure operated for the benefit of the organization.

(4) Transient occupancy in a hotel, motel or other similar lodgings.

(5) Occupancy by an employee of a landlord whose right to occupancy is conditional upon employment in and about the premises.

(6) Occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit or a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative.

(7) Occupancy under a rental agreement covering premises used by the occupant primarily for agricultural purposes.

(8) Occupancy in housing owned by a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to provide transitional housing for persons released from drug or alcohol treatment facilities and in housing for homeless persons.

[C79, 81, §562A.5]95 Acts, ch 125, §2

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 562A.1 Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIV_C562A_S562A.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 562A.2 Purposes — rules of construction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIV_C562A_S562A.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 562A.3 Supplementary principles of law applicable.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIV_C562A_S562A.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 562A.4 Administration of remedies — enforcement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIV_C562A_S562A.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 562A.5 Exclusions from application of chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIV_C562A_S562A.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 562A.6 General definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIV_C562A_S562A.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 562A.7 Unconscionability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIV_C562A_S562A.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 562A.8 Notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIV_C562A_S562A.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 562A.8A Computation of time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIV_C562A_S562A.8A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 562A.9 Terms and conditions of rental agreement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIV_C562A_S562A.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 562A.10 Effect of unsigned or undelivered rental agreement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIV_C562A_S562A.10.md)
- [Iowa Code § 562A.11 Prohibited provisions in rental agreements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIV_C562A_S562A.11.md)
- [Iowa Code § 562A.12 Rental deposits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIV_C562A_S562A.12.md)
- [Iowa Code § 562A.13 Disclosure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIV_C562A_S562A.13.md)

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