MO HB1912

Allows municipalities or counties with charter government and more than one million inhabitants to establish a semiannual registration fee up to $200 for vacant residential properties or commercial properties with multiple dwelling units that have housing code violations.

Requires a municipal officer to investigate properties, report findings, and determine fee eligibility, with property owners notified by mail and having 30 days to appeal to municipal court.

Permits property owners 30 days after notification to complete repairs and request reinspection to revoke the fee levy before it begins accruing in the second calendar quarter following the decision.

Establishes delinquent fees become a lien on the property after one year and subject to foreclosure like real property taxes, which is released upon bona fide sale to an unrelated party.

Allows home rule cities with more than 400,000 inhabitants in multiple counties to require registration of vacant structures or properties in mortgage foreclosure with voter-approved fees, regardless of other provisions in this section.