HB 671 -- Removal of Nuisance

Co-Sponsors:  Zweifel, Spreng

This bill makes property owners in the City of Hazelwood liable
for the removal of derelict vehicles that are declared a public
nuisance by the city's governing body.  Before the governing body
can declare derelict vehicles a public nuisance, the city must
give the owner notice or hold a public hearing regarding the
nuisance.  The governing body may order the removal of the
nuisance within five days.  If the nuisance is not removed, the
city may remove the nuisance, and the cost of removal may be
billed on a special tax bill to be collected by the collector
with other taxes assessed against the property.

The bill does not apply to derelict vehicles on agricultural
property within the city, property containing any licensed
vehicle service or repair facility, or vehicles inside a fully
enclosed permanent structure designed and constructed for vehicle
storage.  The definition of "derelict vehicles" includes motor
vehicles, trailers, or disassembled parts of vehicles that are in
a scrapped or junked condition.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated July 25, 2003 at 10:12 am