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Iowa Supreme Court Ruling Benefits Subcontractors

Posted on 06/17/2022 at 12:51 PM by William Reasoner

Categories: Construction Law, William Reasoner

Tagged As: commencement of work, commencement of work notice, general contractors, Iowa mechanics' liens, Iowa Supreme Court, mechanic's liens, mechanics' liens, mechanics' liens on residential properties, residential construction, subcontractors

On June 17, 2022, the Iowa Supreme Court resolved an ambiguity in the mechanic’s lien statute which greatly benefi...

Attorneys’ Fees Now Available for Residential Mechanics’ Lien Foreclosures

Posted on 06/16/2020 at 11:57 AM by William Reasoner

Categories: Construction Law, William Reasoner

Tagged As: 2020 Iowa Legislature Session, attorneys' fees, construction, contractors, COVID-19, Iowa mechanics' liens, Iowa Supreme Court, mechanic's liens, mechanics' liens, residential construction

In early 2020, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that contractors who have a mechanics’ lien on a residential property...

Our Advances are Senior Based on a Dragnet Clause, Right? Not So Fast

Posted on 03/27/2020 at 04:50 PM by William Reasoner

Categories: Banking Law, Dickinson Law News, Real Estate & Land Use, William Reasoner

Tagged As: Blue Grass Savings Bank v. Community Bank & Trust Company, Blue Grass Savings Bank v. Community Bank & Trust Company, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Iowa Supreme Court, mortgage, mortgage lenders, mortgage senior lienholders

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Iowa Supreme Court’s opinion released on March 27, 2020 in Blue Grass S...

No Attorneys’ Fees in Residential Mechanics’ Lien Foreclosure

Posted on 02/07/2020 at 11:34 AM by John Lande

Categories: Construction Law, John Lande

Tagged As: construction, contractors, homeowners , Iowa mechanics' liens, Iowa Supreme Court, mechanics' liens, residential construction, Standard Water Control Systems, Inc. v. Jones

We have previously covered significant changes to Iowa’s mechanics’ lien law by the Iowa courts and legislat...

Insurance Appraisers May Determine the Cause of Loss

Posted on 10/31/2018 at 01:25 PM by Mollie Pawlosky

Categories: Litigation & Trial Law, Mollie Pawlosky, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: Commercial Litigation - Des Moines Iowa, denial of insurance coverage, Depositors Insurance Company, Iowa Supreme Court, Walnut Creek Townhome Association

In a case of first impression, Walnut Creek Townhome Association v. Depositors Insurance Company, the Iowa Supreme Court...

“They Said What?!: Iowa Supreme Court’s Misplaced Reliance and Taking Without Just Compensation”

Posted on 12/12/2017 at 04:15 PM by William Reasoner

Categories: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Real Estate & Land Use, William Reasoner

Tagged As: Cahalan Investments, Constitutional Law, Constitutional property rights, construction, eagle grove, eminent domain, federal lawyers, find a lawyer, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, Iowa Supreme Court, just compensation, legal advice, local attorneys, property attorney, real estate attorney, real estate attorney near me, real estate attorneys, real estate law, real estate lawyer, real estate lawyer near me, real property, trial attorney, trial law, trial lawyer

Earlier this month, the Iowa Supreme Court held that the City of Eagle Grove could obtain title to properties in “...

Buyers' beware: The doctrine of merger and non-mandatory disclosures

Posted on 04/10/2017 at 12:45 PM by William Serangeli

Categories: Bill Serangeli, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: Dickerson v Morse, Doctrine of Merger, estate planning, estate planning attorney, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa real estate, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, Iowa real estate law, Iowa Supreme Court, Lovlie v Plumb, Payton v Digiacomo, Phelan v Peeters, probate lawyer, property law, purchase agreement, real estate, real estate attorney, real estate attorney near me, real estate lawyer near me, residential construction, residential real estate, residential real estate contracts

Despite growing criticisms that Offers to Buy or Purchase Agreements (“Offers”) are becoming too long and co...

Is earnest money really important?

Posted on 03/28/2017 at 12:21 PM by William Serangeli

Categories: Bill Serangeli, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: estate lawyer, estate planning, estate planning attorney, Iowa real estate, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, Iowa real estate law, Iowa Supreme Court, Kirsterin Development v Garanson Investment, property attorney, property law, purchase agreement, real estate, real estate attorney, real estate attorney near me, real estate law, real estate lawyer, real estate lawyer near me, Union Story Trust and Savings Bank v Sayer

In today’s world of interstate transactions, real estate professionals are often put in the situation of submittin...

Major clarification of Iowa's mechanics' lien law

Posted on 12/20/2016 at 11:37 AM by John Lande

Categories: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, John Lande, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: construction, general contractors, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Court of Appeals decision, Iowa mechanics' liens, Iowa real estate law, Iowa Supreme Court, Standard Water Control Systems v Jones, subcontractors

This blog previously covered the decision from the Iowa Court of Appeals in Standard Water Control Systems, Inc. v. Jone...

Liquidated damages may not impose a penalty

Posted on 07/28/2016 at 07:30 AM by Mollie Pawlosky

Categories: Commercial Litigation, Mollie Pawlosky, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: breach of contract, independent contractor, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa Supreme Court, Carroll v REO, LLC, RE/MAX, liquid damages, brokers

In Carroll v. REO, LLC, a real estate agent sued her former brokerage, arguing that the liquidated damages term in her i...

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