# Iowa Code § 448.9: Fraudulent sale

> Iowa · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C448_S448.9

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 448.9
- **Heading:** Fraudulent sale
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title X / Chapter 448 / Section 448.9

## Text

If the owner of a parcel sold for taxes resists the validity of the tax title, the owner may prove fraud committed by the officer selling the parcel, or in the purchaser, to defeat the title, and, if fraud is established, the sale and title shall be void.

[R60, §784; C73, §897; C97, §1445; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7292; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §448.9]91 Acts, ch 191, §108

## 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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