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The Iowa Uniform Residential Landlord Tenant Act also provides some instances where a tenant can terminate their lease. Examples include situations where the landlord does not provide the renter with possession of the rental unit (section 562A. 22), does not appropriately maintain the rental unit (section 562A.

In Iowa, a lease that goes from month to month may be ended by either party. This would be done when one gives the other a thirty day written notice. In Iowa, no specific reason is required to end the lease that runs from month to month.

To evict a tenant who has no lease or is on a month-to-month lease, you can serve them a 30-Day Notice to Quit. This will give the tenant a maximum of 30 days to move out. The amount of notice differs for tenants who don't pay rent monthly. For renters on a week-to-week lease, the notice amount is 10 days.

In Iowa, a tenant can end a fixed-term lease early without penalty if one of several conditions are met, such as a privacy violation by the landlord. If none of the conditions are met, the tenant is liable for all remaining rent until a new tenant is found.

Landlords must return the deposit within 30 days of the tenant moving out. Raising Rent ? Landlords in Iowa may increase the rent to any amount with a 30-day notice. Notice of Entry ? Landlords must give their tenants a 24-hour notice before entering the unit unless it is an emergency, then no notice is required.

Limits on Rent Increases Landlords cannot raise rent more than 10% total or 5% plus the percentage change in the cost of living ? whichever is lower ? over a 12-month period.