615.1 Execution on certain judgments prohibited. 1. After the expiration of a period of two years from the date of entry of judgment, exclusive of any time during which execution on the judgment was stayed pending abankruptcy action or order of court, a judgment entered in any of the following actions shallbe null and void, all liens shall be extinguished, and no execution shall be issued except asa setoff or counterclaim: a. For a real estate mortgage, deed of trust, or real estate contract executed prior to July 1, 2009, an action for the foreclosure of the real estate mortgage, deed of trust, or real estatecontract upon property which at the time the foreclosure is commenced is either used for anagricultural purpose as defined in section 535.13 or as a one-family or two-family dwellingwhich is the residence of the mortgagor. b. For a real estate mortgage, deed of trust, or real estate contract executed on or after July 1, 2009, an action for the foreclosure of the real estate mortgage, deed of trust, or real estatecontract upon property which at the time of the execution of the mortgage, deed, or contractis either used for, or is being acquired for, an agricultural purpose as gage, deed of trust, or real estatecontract upon property which at the time of the execution of the mortgage, deed, or contractis either used for, or is being acquired for, an agricultural purpose as defined in section 535.13or as a one-family or two-family dwelling which is the residence of the mortgagor. 2. As used in this section, 'mortgagor' means a mortgagor or a borrower executing a deed of trust as provided in chapter 654 or a vendee of a real estate contract. [C35, §11033-e1; C39, §11033.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §615.1]94 Acts, ch 1115, §1; 2006 Acts, ch 1132, §2, 16; 2008 Acts, ch 1031, §66; 2009 Acts, ch 51, §2, 17; 2013 Acts, ch 95, §2 Referred to in §654.1A, 654.17 Sat Dec 23 11:18:46 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 615.1 (18, 0)
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