§ 617.11

617.11 Lis pendens. 1. When a petition or municipal infraction citation affecting real estate is indexed pursuant to section 617.10, either action shall be considered pending so as to charge all thirdpersons with notice of its pendency, and while pending no interest can be acquired by thirdpersons in the subject matter thereof as against the plaintiff’s rights. 2. If a claim of interest against the property is acquired prior to the indexing of a petition affecting real estate and filed by anyone other than a city and such claim is not indexed or filedof record prior to the indexing of the petition, it is subject to the pending action as providedin subsection 1, unless any of the following occurs: a. The claimant intervenes in the pending action prior to entry of judgment.b. The claimant, prior to transfer of an interest in the property to a bona fide third-party transferee, records an affidavit showing that the party seeking relief under the pending actionhad, prior to the indexing of the petition, actual notice of the claim of interest and of theidentity of the claimant. 3. If a claim of interest against the property is acquired prior to the indexing of a petition or municipal

of the petition, actual notice of the claim of interest and of theidentity of the claimant. 3. If a claim of interest against the property is acquired prior to the indexing of a petition or municipal infraction citation affecting real estate and filed by a city and such claim is notindexed or filed of record prior to the indexing of the petition or citation, it is subject to thepending action as provided in subsection 1, unless either of the following occurs: a. The claimant intervenes in the pending action and obtains relief from the court prior to entry of judgment. b. Within ninety days after entry of judgment, the claimant files an application to reopen a petition or municipal infraction citation affecting real estate and filed by a city and provesat the hearing on the application that the claimant is entitled to relief because the city hadactual notice of the claim of interest and of the identity of the claimant prior to the indexingof the petition or citation. 4. Subsections 2 and 3 shall not apply to a mechanic’s lien filed pursuant to chapter 572 or to a person who has taken possession of the property for value prior to the indexing of thepetition or citation.

sections 2 and 3 shall not apply to a mechanic’s lien filed pursuant to chapter 572 or to a person who has taken possession of the property for value prior to the indexing of thepetition or citation. [R60, §2842; C73, §2628; C97, §3543; S13, §3543; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11093; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §617.11] 2012 Acts, ch 1053, §1; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §76Referred to in §575.1, 602.8102(94) Sat Dec 23 11:19:03 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 617.11 (21, 0)