At the time set for the hearing of a small claim, the court first shall determine that proper notice as provided in section 631.5, subsection 4, has been given a party before proceeding further as to that party, unless the party has appeared or is an existing party, and also shall determine that the action is properly brought as a small claim.
Iowa Code § 631.9
Jurisdiction determined
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Elyse De Stefano v. Apts. Downtown, Inc. (2016)
Most recently applied in Elyse De Stefano v. Apts. Downtown, Inc. (May 2016)
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §631.9]
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