Iowa Code § 561.2 :
Chapter 561. Homestead (Refs & Annos)
561.2. Extent and value
If within a city plat, it must not exceed one-half acre in extent, otherwise it must not contain in the aggregate more than forty acres, but if, in either case, its value is less than five hundred dollars, it may be enlarged until it reaches that amount.
Last Amended: 1939
1939
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
1992 Main Volume
Derivation:
Codes 1939, 1935, 1931, 1927, 1924, � 10136.
Acts 1923 (40 G.A.) ch. 237, � 2.
Code Supp.1913, � 2978.
Acts 1900 (28 G.A.) ch. 119, � 1.
Code 1897, � 2978.
McClain's Code 1888, � 3171.
Code 1873, � 1996.
Revision 1860, � 2284.
Code 1851, � 1252.