If within a city plat, it must not exceed one-half acre in extent, otherwise it must not contain in the aggregate more than forty acres, but if, in either case, its value is less than five hundred dollars, it may be enlarged until it reaches that amount.
Iowa Code § 561.2
Extent and value
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case In re the Bankruptcy Petition of Wieber (2015)
Most recently applied in In re the Bankruptcy Petition of Wieber (April 2015)
[C51, §1252; R60, §2284; C73, §1996; C97, §2978; S13, §2978; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10136; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §561.2]
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