MO SB308

Allows municipalities or counties with charter governments and over 1 million inhabitants to establish semiannual registration fees up to $200 for vacant residential or commercial properties with housing code violations that have been vacant at least six months

Requires designated municipal officers to investigate properties, with owners notified within five business days and given 30 days to appeal to municipal court

Property owners may make improvements within 30 days and request reinspection to have the registration fee revoked

Registration fees delinquent for one year become liens on the property subject to foreclosure, with liens released upon bona fide sale to an unrelated party

Adds new provision allowing home rule cities with more than 400,000 inhabitants located in more than one county (Kansas City) to adopt their own registration ordinances for vacant structures or properties in mortgage foreclosure, with fees determined by the governing body if approved by majority voter referendum