Upon receiving a citation under Section 4.04 that affects real property and that charges a violation relating to the condition of the property, including a building code violation, a local housing regulation violation, a housing code violation, or a public health or safety violation, the clerk of the district court shall index the citation pursuant to Code of Iowa Section 617.10, if the legal description of the affected property is included in or attached to the citation. After filing the citation with the clerk of the district court, the City shall also file the citation in the office of the County Treasurer. The County Treasurer shall include a notation of the pendency of the action in the county system, as defined in Code of Iowa Section 445.1, until the judgment of the court is satisfied or until the action is dismissed. Pursuant to Code of Iowa Section 446.7, an affected property that is subject to a pending action shall not be offered for sale by the County Treasurer at tax sale.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 364.22[5A])