# Iowa Code § 455I.8: Recording

> Iowa · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C455I_S455I.8

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 455I.8
- **Heading:** Recording
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455I / Section 455I.8

## Text

(1) An environmental covenant and any amendment or termination of the environmental covenant shall be recorded in every county in which any portion of the real property subject to the environmental covenant is located. For purposes of indexing, a holder shall be treated as a grantee.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in section 455I.9, subsection 4, an environmental covenant is subject to the laws of this state governing recording and priority of interests in real property.

2005 Acts, ch 102, §12

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 455I.1 Title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C455I_S455I.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 455I.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C455I_S455I.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 455I.3 Nature of rights — subordination of interests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C455I_S455I.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 455I.4 Contents of environmental covenant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C455I_S455I.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 455I.5 Validity — effect on other instruments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C455I_S455I.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 455I.6 Relationship to other land-use law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C455I_S455I.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 455I.7 Notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C455I_S455I.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 455I.8 Recording.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C455I_S455I.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 455I.9 Duration — amendment by court or department action.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C455I_S455I.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 455I.10 Amendment or termination by consent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C455I_S455I.10.md)
- [Iowa Code § 455I.11 Enforcement of environmental covenant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C455I_S455I.11.md)
- [Iowa Code § 455I.12 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C455I_S455I.12.md)

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