# Iowa Code § 446.2: Notice of sale

> Iowa · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.2

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 446.2
- **Heading:** Notice of sale
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title X / Chapter 446 / Section 446.2

## Text

For each parcel sold, the county treasurer shall notify the party in whose name the parcel was taxed, according to the treasurer’s records at the time of sale, that the parcel was sold at tax sale. The notice of sale shall be sent by regular mail within fifteen days from the date of the annual tax sale or any adjourned tax sale. Failure to receive a mailed notice is not a defense to payment of the total amount due.

[C73, §847; C97, §1392; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7239; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §446.2]91 Acts, ch 191, §59; 93 Acts, ch 73, §7; 98 Acts, ch 1107, §27

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 446.1 Sale shown.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.2 Notice of sale.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.3 Section 446.3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.4 Section 446.4](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.5 Section 446.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.6 Section 446.6](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.7 Annual tax sale.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.9 Notice of sale — service — publication — costs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.10 Publication costs and service fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.10.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.11 Substituted service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.11.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.12 Certificate of publication.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.12.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.13 Method of describing parcels, etc.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.13.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.14 Irregularities in advertisement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.14.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.15 Offer for sale.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.15.md)

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