Just cause eviction rules in Davenport, IA — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Davenport has no just-cause eviction ordinance, and Iowa does not require cause. Under the Iowa Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act a landlord may end a month-to-month tenancy with 30 days' written notice; nonpayment needs only a 3-day pay-or-quit notice.
Davenport follows Iowa Code Chapter 562A, the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, and adds no local just-cause protections. A landlord may terminate a month-to-month tenancy for any reason — or none — with at least 30 days' written notice (§562A.34); a fixed-term lease simply ends on its date. For nonpayment of rent, a 3-day written notice to pay or quit is required before filing, and other material lease breaches require a 7-day cure notice. Retaliatory eviction after a tenant complains is prohibited, and self-help eviction — changing locks or shutting off utilities — is illegal.
Self-help eviction — lockouts, utility shutoffs, or removing a tenant's belongings — is illegal, and a tenant can recover possession plus damages. Filing an eviction without the required 3-day or 30-day written notice results in dismissal of the case.
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