MO HB656

Requires claimants to provide written notice to the sewer district's board of trustees within 90 days of discovering damages, specifying the place, time, and circumstances of the alleged harm

Establishes a 3-year statute of limitations for bringing actions against metropolitan sewer districts for damages related to sewer facility conditions

Provides a complete defense for sewer districts in design-related claims if the facility reasonably complied with generally accepted design standards at the time of construction

Requires plaintiffs in maintenance/repair claims to prove by preponderance of evidence that the sewer district's construction, repair, or maintenance acts directly caused or contributed to their damages

Creates a complete defense if the sewer district previously offered the plaintiff means to correct the alleged defect and the plaintiff unreasonably refused, contributing to the property taking