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County abates taxes on removed mobile home; treasurer cites Iowa code limits
Summary
Jackson County approved Resolution 1177‑04‑28‑2026 to abate taxes on a mobile home that was removed from leased land in September 2023. The treasurer said Iowa code prevents such mobile homes on lease land from going to tax sale, leaving delinquent taxes difficult to collect.
Jackson County supervisors approved a tax‑abatement request April 28 for a mobile home that was removed from leased land in Lamont in September 2023. Treasurer Beth Gerlock said the assessor has no assessed value since the structure was removed and that under Iowa code mobile homes on leased land do not go to tax sale, making collection of delinquent taxes unlikely.
Gerlock described a second similar case and said the assessor requested the abatement because the county lacks a practical method to collect the delinquent tax when the mobile building has been moved off the parcel. "Mobile building on lease land does not go to tax sale. Per Iowa code, it can't," she said. Supervisor Mike moved to abate the listed real‑estate tax and Supervisor N seconded; the board approved Resolution 1177‑04‑28‑2026.
The resolution directs county staff to record the abatement as presented. No dollar amounts were specified in the transcript.
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