Name: Certificate of Satisfaction
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Included Forms

All Cedar County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:

Cedar County Certificate of Satisfaction Form Page 1

Certificate of Satisfaction Form - Cedar County

Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included document last updated 7/28/2022

Cedar County Certificate of Satisfaction Guide Page 1

Certificate of Satisfaction Guide - Cedar County

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included document last updated 7/15/2022

Cedar County Completed Example of the Certificate of Satisfaction Document Page 1

Completed Example of the Certificate of Satisfaction Document - Cedar County

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included document last updated 8/5/2022

Included Supplemental Documents

The Following Iowa and Cedar County supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order.

Real Estate Transfer Declaration of Value Form (Iowa Document)

Declaration of Value - Detailed Filing Instructions (Iowa Document)

Real Estate Transfer - Groundwater Hazard Statement (Iowa Document)

Instruction for Groundwater Hazard Stetement (Iowa Document)

Transfer Tax Table (Iowa Document)

Certificate of Acknowledgment - Individual (Iowa Document)

Certificate of Acknowledgment - Representative (Iowa Document)

Jurat (Iowa Document)

Iowa Homestead Exemption Application (Iowa Document)

Frequently Asked Questions:

How long does it take to get my forms?
- Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.
What are supplemental forms?
- Often when a deed is recorded additional documents are required by the state or local jurisdiction. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.
How do I get my forms, are they emailed?
- After you submit payment you will see a page listing the forms you ordered with a download link to the pdf form file. You download the forms to your computer. You will also receive an email with a link to your download page in case you need it later.
What type of files are the forms?
- All of our forms are PDFs. You will need to have or get Adobe Reader to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.
Can the forms be re-used?
- Yes. You can re-use the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have more than one property in a given county that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in that county.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Cedar County ?
- Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Cedar County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.
Do I have to enter all of my property information online?
- No. The blank forms are downloaded to your computer and you fill them out there, at your convenience.
Can I save the completed form, email it to someone?
- Yes, you can save your deed form at any point with your information in it. The forms can also be emailed, blank or complete, as attachments.
Do I need any special software to use these forms?
- You will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.
Are there any recurring fees involved?
- No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

Areas covered by these Certificate of Satisfaction Forms:

Cedar County

Including:

Bennett
Clarence
Durant
Lowden
Mechanicsville
Stanwood
Tipton
West Branch

What is the Iowa Certificate of Satisfaction?

Acknowledging a Satisfied Lien Claim in Iowa

Lien claimants are required to file a certificate of satisfaction under Iowa law when an underlying lien has been paid off or otherwise fully satisfied and the owner has made written demand for its discharge. The certificate instructs the clerk of records to strike the lien from the record upon a sworn statement by the claimant that the lien should be discharged.

When a mechanic's lien is satisfied by payment of the claim, the claimant must acknowledge the liens satisfaction upon the mechanic's lien book, or otherwise in writing, and, if the claimant neglects to do so for thirty (30) days after demand in writing is personally served upon the claimant, the claimant shall forfeit and pay twenty-five dollars to the owner or contractor, and be liable to any person injured to the extent of the injury. I.C. 572.23(1).

If acknowledgment of satisfaction is not filed within thirty (30) of the demand in writing, the party serving the demand or causing the demand to be served may file for record with the clerk of the district court a copy of the demand with proofs of service attached and endorsed and, in case of service by publication, a personal affidavit that personal service could not be made within the State of Iowa. I.C. 572.23(2).

Upon completion of the requirements for filing the certificate of satisfaction, the record of the lien's discharge will operate as a constructive notice to all parties of the due forfeiture and cancellation of the lien. Id.

This article is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a substitute for the advice from a legal professional. Please contact an Iowa attorney with any questions about discharging a satisfied lien.

Our Promise

The documents you receive here will meet, or exceed, the Cedar County recording requirements for formatting. If there's an issue caused by our formatting, we'll make it right and refund your payment.

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Customer Reviews:

4.8 out of 5 (3643 Reviews)

August 18th, 2022

Name: Bernice L.

Review: Finally able to print out the forms after a few tries. Honestly, I think it could have been designed a little better. I am almost 80; however, very computer savvy, but finally managed to get what I needed.