570.4 Limitation on lien in case of crop failure. 1. In cases of farm leases involving the rental of farmlands of forty acres or more, where the tenant has defaulted in the payment of the rent and suit has been commenced aided bylandlord’s attachment for the enforcement of the landlord’s lien, the defendant may file as adefense that the default or inability to pay is caused or brought about by reason of drought,flood, hail, storms, or other climatic conditions or infestation of pests affecting the crops incontroversy. When such a defense has been filed, the issue as to the cause for the defaultshall be triable as an equitable action. Upon the hearing, if the court finds that the default orinability to pay is due to drought, flood, hail, storm, or other climatic conditions or infestationof pests affecting the crops in controversy, the court may enter a decree pursuant thereto withthe court’s finding of fact. Where a decree has been entered finding that the inability to paywas brought about by any of the conditions named in this section, the landlord’s lien shallbe confined to all of the crops grown and raised upon the premises and to all increase inlivestock and hogs raised upon about by any of the conditions named in this section, the landlord’s lien shallbe confined to all of the crops grown and raised upon the premises and to all increase inlivestock and hogs raised upon the premises. 2. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any farm leases executed prior to July 4, 1941. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §570.4]2021 Acts, ch 76, §150 Sat Dec 23 11:07:32 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 570.4 (16, 0)
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