MO HB2069

Authorizes municipalities or counties with more than one million inhabitants to charge a semiannual registration fee up to $200 for vacant residential properties or commercial properties with multiple dwelling units that have violated housing codes for at least six months.

Allows cities not within a county (like St. Louis) to charge up to $600 semiannual registration fees for the same type of properties, an increase from the $200 limit for other jurisdictions.

Requires municipal officers to investigate properties, notify owners by mail within five business days, and provide owners 30 days to appeal to municipal court or request reinspection and reconsideration.

Permits property owners to avoid or revoke fees by completing necessary improvements to cure housing code violations and requesting reinspection within 30 days of notification.

Establishes that delinquent fees (unpaid for one year) become liens on the property and can be foreclosed like unpaid property taxes, but liens are released upon bona fide sale to an unrelated party.