140.410. Execution and record of deed by purchaser — failure — assignment prohibited, when — recording fee required, when. — In all cases where lands have been or may hereafter be sold for delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and costs due thereon, and a certificate of purchase has been or may hereafter be issued, it is hereby made the duty of such purchaser, his or her heirs or assigns, to cause all subsequent taxes to be paid on the property purchased prior to the issuance of any collector's deed, and the purchaser shall further cause a deed to be executed and placed on record in the proper county all within eighteen months from the date of said sale; provided, that on failure of said purchaser, his or her heirs or assigns so to do, then and in that case the amount due such purchaser shall cease to be a lien on said lands so purchased as herein provided. Upon the purchaser's forfeiture of all rights of the property acquired by the certificate of purchase issued, and including the nonpayment of all subsequent years' taxes as described in this section, it shall be the responsibility of the collector to record the cancellation of the certificate of purchase in the office of the recorder of deeds of the county. Certificates of purchase cannot be assigned to nonresidents or delinquent taxpayers. However, any person purchasing property at a delinquent land tax sale who meets the requirements of this section, prior to receiving a collector's deed, shall pay to the collector the fee necessary for the recording of such collector's deed to be issued. It shall be the responsibility of the collector to record the deed before delivering such deed to the purchaser of the property.
Notes of Decisions
Sneil, LLC v. Tybe Learning Ctr., Inc., 370 S.W.3d 562 (Mo. 2012).
· cites it 10× “420, RSMo; (3) Tender recording fees for the collector's deed under § 140.410, RSMo; (4) Comply with statutory noticing requirements and any noticing requirements set forth in applicable administrative rules or decisions21[sic], including the filing of an affidavit, .”
Harpagon Mo, LLC v. Bosch, 370 S.W.3d 579 (Mo. 2012).
· cites it 5× “The purchaser does not have an infinite amount of time to acquire the deed, but must, after paying all taxes owed on the property, have the collector’s deed for the property executed and recorded within two years of the tax sale pursuant to § 140.410. Failure of the purchaser to…”
Schlereth v. Hardy, 280 S.W.3d 47 (Mo. 2009).
· cites it 2× “Section 140.410. 2 The next month, Schler-eth filed this quiet title action.”
Journey v. Miler, 250 S.W.2d 164 (Mo. 1952).
· cites it 12× “When defendants recorded their deed, they moved into a house on adjoining land and took possession of the lots involved.”
Keylien Corp. v. Johnson, 284 S.W.3d 606 (Mo. Ct. App. 2009).
· cites it 3× “Equity One also alleged as an affirmative defense that plaintiff failed to timely cause the deed to be recorded pursuant to section 140.410 RSMo (Supp. 2003). Plaintiff and Equity One each filed motions for summary judgnent.”
Feinstein v. McGuire, 297 S.W.2d 513 (Mo. 1957).
· cites it 3× “Section 140.410 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S. He relies upon the chain of title beginning with Julia E.”
Manard v. Snyder Bros. Co., 964 S.W.2d 487 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998).
· cites it 6× “” Defendants’ final point is: “The court erred in not setting aside and voiding the collector’s deed, executed on September 7, 1994, and recorded September 7, 1994, conveying ... Tract [2], because the collector’s deed was recorded more than four years after the sale of Tract…”
United Asset Mgmt. Trust Co. v. Clark, 332 S.W.3d 159 (Mo. Ct. App. 2011).
“Pursuant to § 140.410, the purchaser must cause the deed to be executed and placed of record within two years of the date of sale.”
Boston v. Williamson, 807 S.W.2d 216 (Mo. Ct. App. 1991).
“And by § 140.410 the purchaser is given four years from the date of sale within which to acquire the deed before any sums due him shall cease to be a lien on the land.”
Physicians Choice Wellness Dev., LLC v. Mark R. Devore (Mo. Ct. App. 2024).
· cites it 4× “320; see also section 140.410 (stating when property is sold for delinquent taxes and a certificate of purchase has issued, the purchaser has a “duty … to cause all subsequent taxes to be paid on the property purchased prior to the issuance of any collector’s deed ….”
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