# Idaho Code § 6-404: 6-404 VALUE OF IMPROVEMENTS AS SET-OFF

> Idaho · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C4_S6-404

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 6-404
- **Heading:** 6-404 VALUE OF IMPROVEMENTS AS SET-OFF
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 6-404

## Text

6-404. Value of improvements as set-off. When damages are claimed for withholding the property recovered, upon which permanent improvements have been made by a defendant, or those under whom he claims, holding under color of title adversely to the claim of the plaintiff, in good faith, the value of such improvements must be allowed as a set-off against such damages.

History:

[(6-404) C.C.P. 1881, sec. 470; R.S., R.C., & C.L., sec. 4541; C.S., sec. 6964; I.C.A., sec. 9-404.]

## Nearby sections

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- [Idaho Code § 6-403 6-403 TERMINATION OF PLAINTIFF'S RIGHT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C4_S6-403.md)
- [Idaho Code § 6-404 6-404 VALUE OF IMPROVEMENTS AS SET-OFF.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C4_S6-404.md)
- [Idaho Code § 6-405 6-405 ORDER FOR SURVEY AND EXAMINATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C4_S6-405.md)
- [Idaho Code § 6-406 6-406 FORM AND SERVICE OF ORDER — RIGHTS UNDER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C4_S6-406.md)
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- [Idaho Code § 6-409 6-409 ALIENATION PENDING SUIT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C4_S6-409.md)
- [Idaho Code § 6-410 6-410 MINING CUSTOMS ADMISSIBLE IN EVIDENCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C4_S6-410.md)
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- [Idaho Code § 6-412 6-412 QUIET TITLE ACTION — MAINTENANCE AGAINST JUDGMENT BARRED BY STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C4_S6-412.md)
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- [Idaho Code § 6-414 6-414 OCCUPANT OF REAL ESTATE — STAY OF EXECUTION FOR POSSESSION — WHEN AUTHORIZED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C4_S6-414.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C4_S6-404. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.