MO HB1524

Defines "private road" as any private road established under statute or easement of access providing vehicle ingress and egress to public roads, excluding roads owned by government entities, railroads, or those included in recorded plats with owner's associations.

Allows one or more homeowners to petition circuit court for a maintenance order when benefitted owners cannot agree in writing on a plan for maintaining, repairing, or improving a private road.

Requires courts to apportion maintenance costs among benefitted homeowners and easement holders commensurate with use and benefit, using methods such as equal division, proportionate assessed value, front footage, or usage.

Permits courts to use the same procedures for establishing maintenance plans as for establishing or widening private roads, including appointing commissioners and a supervisor if homeowners cannot agree on one.

Allows maintenance agreements or court orders to be amended or modified by recorded agreement signed by all benefitted owners, with court proceedings to amend prohibited within seven years unless property development or division renders the plan obsolete or apportionment inequitable.