MO HB188

Expands nuisance abatement ordinance authority to include first classification counties with 82,000 to 82,100 inhabitants (Cass County), adding it to three other county population brackets already authorized

Authorizes qualifying counties to enact ordinances addressing rubbish, trash, derelict vehicles, broken furniture, overgrown weeds, and other conditions in residential subdivisions that endanger public safety or are declared public nuisances

Requires ordinances to include notice provisions, inspector duties, and hearings before the county commission where affected parties can be represented by counsel

Allows counties to abate nuisances and recover costs through special tax bills or additions to annual property tax bills if property owners fail to act within seven days of receiving removal orders

Unpaid abatement costs become delinquent tax bills, creating both a personal debt against the owner and a lien on the property