# Iowa Code § 448.8: Sale made by mistake

> Iowa · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C448_S448.8

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 448.8
- **Heading:** Sale made by mistake
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title X / Chapter 448 / Section 448.8

## Text

If an amount due was paid, and through mistake in the entry made in the county system, the parcel was afterward sold, the treasurer’s deed does not convey the title.

[R60, §784; C73, §897; C97, §1445; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7291; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §448.8]91 Acts, ch 191, §107

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 448.1 Return of certificate of purchase execution of deed fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C448_S448.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 448.2 Form.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C448_S448.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 448.3 Execution and effect of deed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C448_S448.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 448.4 Presumptive evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C448_S448.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 448.5 Conclusive evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C448_S448.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 448.6 Action to challenge treasurer’s deed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C448_S448.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 448.7 Additional facts necessary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C448_S448.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 448.8 Sale made by mistake.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C448_S448.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 448.9 Fraudulent sale.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C448_S448.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 448.10 Wrongful sales — purchaser indemnified.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C448_S448.10.md)
- [Iowa Code § 448.11 Correcting wrongful sale.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C448_S448.11.md)
- [Iowa Code § 448.12 Limitation of actions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C448_S448.12.md)
- [Iowa Code § 448.13 Cancellation of tax sale and certificate of purchase refund of purchase money.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C448_S448.13.md)
- [Iowa Code § 448.14 Officers de facto.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C448_S448.14.md)

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