561—9.1(558) Authority, purpose and application.
- 9.1(1) Authority. Iowa Code section 558.69 directs the department to adopt rules regarding a statement to be submitted to county recorders when they record instruments transferring real property. The statement must disclose the existence and location of wells, disposal sites, underground storage tanks, and hazardous wastes on the property.
- 9.1(2) Purpose. These rules provide the necessary forms, instructions, and explanation of this requirement. The statute’s purpose is to give real property transferees notice of the condition of any wells, disposal sites, underground storage tanks, hazardous waste disposal, and private burial sites existing on the real estate.
- 9.1(3) Applicability. These rules apply to all persons, corporations, and other legal entities who are transferors or transferees of real property within the state of Iowa and all county recorders who are called upon to record instruments transferring real property in Iowa.
- 9.1(4) When groundwater hazard statement is required. A groundwater hazard statement shall be presented to the county recorder along with the real estate transaction documents only when required by Iowa Code section 558.69 or when otherwise required by Iowa law.
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