Section 7.23 Receivership—A Circuit Court Alternative

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VIII. (§7.23) Receivership—A Circuit Court Alternative

The provisions of §§ 441.500–441.643, RSMo 2016, provide a different remedy for certain types of housing code violations. The remedies provided for in the law are available only when the appropriate court finds that a dwelling unit or building constitutes a nuisance. A nuisance is defined in § 441.500(13), RSMo 2016, as “a violation of provisions of the housing code applying to the maintenance of the buildings or dwellings which the code official in...