Iowa Code § 6A.20
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Description of land furnished.
Official statutory text
Whenever any person, state department, or political subdivision takes title to land in fee simple for a public use by condemnation or by purchase in lieu of condemnation, the purchaser shall furnish to the owner of the land a legal description of the part taken and a legal description of the remainder which is compatible with the existing abstract description of the entire tract of land. For the purposes of this section a center line description is compatible only when it contains reference points which are a part of and tied to the abstract description.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.20]C93, §6A.20
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.20]C93, §6A.20
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