Iowa Mold Condition and Cooperation Addendum
IOWA MOLD CONDITION AND COOPERATION ADDENDUM
1. Lease and Property
| Item | Entry |
|---|---|
| Addendum date | [__/__/____] |
| Lease date | [__/__/____] |
| Landlord | [________________________________] |
| Tenant | [________________________________] |
| Premises | [________________________________] |
| Building and unit count | [________________________________] |
| Local, subsidy, or program overlay | [________________________________] |
This Addendum records known conditions and a response plan. It does not warrant that mold is absent or decide causation, liability, cost, or remedy.
2. Condition Record
☐ No visible condition reported after the review described here: [________________________________]
☐ Prior moisture or mold record: [________________________________]
☐ Current suspected or confirmed condition: [________________________________]
Inspection date, person, methods, limitations, and report: [________________________________]
3. Iowa Duty Framework
Iowa Code § 562A.15 requires the Landlord to perform the applicable statutory maintenance duties, including keeping the premises fit and habitable. Section 562A.17 states Tenant maintenance duties, including keeping the occupied area as clean and safe as its condition permits.
This Addendum does not shift a nonwaivable Landlord duty to Tenant. Any separate maintenance allocation must be reviewed under the current statute for the dwelling type.
4. Reporting and Response
Tenant reporting channels: [________________________________]
Information requested with a report: date, location, observed moisture or growth, photographs if safely available, and any health or accommodation concern.
No mold-specific statewide reporting or treatment deadline is supplied. Complete contractual target dates only after professional and legal review.
| Step | Owner | Target | Completion record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acknowledge report | [____] | [____] | [____] |
| Inspect and identify moisture source | [____] | [____] | [____] |
| Provide work plan | [____] | [____] | [____] |
| Correct source and affected materials | [____] | [____] | [____] |
| Verify completion | [____] | [____] | [____] |
5. Entry and Safety
For ordinary inspection or agreed work, apply Iowa Code § 562A.19. Except in an emergency or when impracticable, the Landlord gives at least 24 hours' notice and enters at a reasonable time. Access may not be abused or used to harass.
| Entry | Date and time | Notice | People entering | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspection | [____] | [____] | [____] | [____] |
| Work | [____] | [____] | [____] | [____] |
| Follow-up | [____] | [____] | [____] | [____] |
Professional safety, containment, ventilation, personal-property, temporary relocation, reentry, and accommodation instructions: [________________________________]
6. Cooperation Plan
Landlord tasks: investigate, address building sources within its responsibility, coordinate qualified work, provide instructions, and keep completion records.
Tenant tasks: provide reasonable access, report recurrence, follow safe written instructions, avoid disturbing affected material, and report inability or accommodation needs.
7. Cost and Responsibility Review
| Cost or loss | Amount | Evidence | Proposed payer | Authority or agreement | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspection | $[____] | [____] | [____] | [____] | [____] |
| Source correction | $[____] | [____] | [____] | [____] | [____] |
| Remediation | $[____] | [____] | [____] | [____] | [____] |
| Property or relocation | $[____] | [____] | [____] | [____] | [____] |
This table creates no automatic charge, rent classification, indemnity, insurance result, liability cap, fee award, default, possession right, or waiver.
8. Signatures
Signatures acknowledge receipt and the completed operational terms; they do not waive statutory duties, claims, defenses, or accommodations.
| Landlord / Agent | Tenant |
|---|---|
| Signature: ____________________ | Signature: ____________________ |
| Name: [____________________] | Name: [____________________] |
| Date: [__/__/____] | Date: [__/__/____] |
Verification Notes
The official 2026 Iowa Code Chapter 562A PDF was accessed August 25, 2026. The same-session amendment screen used for the Iowa bedbug addendum found no recent enacted amendment lead changing §§ 562A.15, .17, or .19. Propagation review found no other Iowa mold sibling carrying the exact corrected boilerplate.
About this template
- Last updated
- August 25, 2026
- Citations checked
- August 25, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Iowa
- Category
- Real Estate
Legal authority
- Iowa Code § 562A.15
- Iowa Code § 562A.17
- Iowa Code § 562A.19
Real estate documents transfer ownership, define who can use a property, and record agreements between buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants. Deeds, purchase agreements, leases, and easements have to be drafted to meet state recording requirements, and mistakes show up at closing or years later in title disputes. Good real estate paperwork moves transactions forward quickly and avoids the kind of problems that only surface when it is time to sell or refinance.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on August 25, 2026.
Iowa Code § 562A.15(1)(a)(2) (checked August 25, 2026): "Make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition."
Iowa Code § 562A.17(2) (checked August 25, 2026): "Keep that part of the premises that the tenant occupies and uses as clean and safe as the condition of the premises permit."
Iowa Code § 562A.19(3) (checked August 25, 2026): "Except in case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant at least twenty-four hours' notice of the landlord's intent to enter and enter only at reasonable times."
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