MO SB697

Municipalities and counties with a charter form of government and more than one million inhabitants may establish a semiannual registration fee not to exceed $200 for vacant residential or multi-unit commercial properties with housing code violations that have been vacant for at least six months.

Cities not within a county may establish a semiannual registration fee of up to $600 for the same property types.

Property owners must receive written notice within five business days and have the right to appeal the decision to municipal court within thirty days.

Property owners may request reinspection and reconsideration within thirty days of notification if they complete necessary improvements to cure housing code violations.

Registration fees delinquent for one year become a lien on the property subject to foreclosure like real property taxes, but the lien is released upon bona fide sale to an unrelated party.