Show All Answers

1. What happens if I don’t pay my assessment?

Delinquent drainage assessments become a lien on the property, per Iowa Code, Section 468.51. The property can then be sold for back taxes/assessments just as it can be sold for non-payment of property taxes as outlined in Iowa Code, Section 468.158-468.162.

Members cannot exempt themselves from the district unless the district is dissolved.

2. Can I make payments?

The Code of Iowa, Section 468.57, states the landowner can sign up for payments within 30 days from the date of the assessment for each parcel over $500.

The payment plan is not less than 10 nor more than 20 annual installments with the due date same as ordinary taxes.

The number of annual payments and the interest rate is determined by the board.