HB 1194 -- LIENS ON REAL PROPERTY

SPONSOR:  Gambaro

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Municipal Corporations by a vote of 10 to 0.

This bill allows the City of St. Louis to have a lien on real
property when it has ordered a person to demolish a dangerous
building on that property and it has paid the person for the work
within 120 days of completing the work.

The bill also requires architects, professional engineers, land
surveyors, and their corporations to be licensed when performing
services directly connected with the erection or repair of a
building or the abatement of dangerous buildings.  Current law
requires architects, professional engineers, and land surveyors
to be registered.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill will allow the City of
St. Louis to file a lien in lieu of a mechanic's lien in order to
receive payment from property owners for the abatement of
hazardous conditions on real property.

Testifying for the bill was Representative Gambaro.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Joseph Deering, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 11, 2002 at 9:00 am