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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 92.700 (2026)

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  92.700.  Provisions, how adopted. — All cities not within a county, which now have or may hereafter have a population in excess of five hundred thousand inhabitants, may elect by the enactment of an ordinance by the legislative body of such city to have the collection of delinquent and back real estate taxes regulated and controlled by the provisions of sections 92.700 to 92.920 and to operate thereunder.  The election to operate under the provisions of sections 92.700 to 92.920 may be rescinded by repealing said ordinance.

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(L. 1971 H.B. 472 § 1)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1974–2025 · leading case: Foreclosures of Liens for Delinquent Land Taxes ex rel. Collector of Revenue v. Bhatti, 334 S.W.3d 444 (Mo. 2011).
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Foreclosures of Liens for Delinquent Land Taxes ex rel. Collector of Revenue v. Bhatti, 334 S.W.3d 444 (Mo. 2011). · cites it 10× “Section 92.700, RSMo 2000. [4] The city collector, who is responsible for collecting back taxes, may file suit to foreclose on any tax liens in the circuit court.”
Collector of Revenue v. Parcels of Land Encumbered With Delinquent Tax Liens Serial Numbers 1-047 & 1-048, 517 S.W.2d 49 (Mo. 1974). · cites it 5× “Section 92.700 defines the scope of the applicability of the act as follows : “All cities not within a county, which now have or may hereafter have a population in excess of five hundred thousand inhabitants, may elect by the enactment of an ordinance by the legislative body of…”
Model Hous. & Dev. Corp. v. Collector of Revenue, 583 S.W.2d 574 (Mo. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 2× “Louis, Missouri, pursuant to Section 92.700 et seq. RSMO (1974 Supp) on September 5, 1973, instituted legal proceedings (Land Tax Suit # 14), against certain parcels of land which were encumbered with tax liens.”
S & P Props., Inc. v. Daly, 330 S.W.3d 128 (Mo. Ct. App. 2010). “855 is the statute of limitations provision of the Municipal Land Reu-tilization Law, contained in Sections 92.700 through 92.920. This statutory framework governs, in part, the foreclosure and resale of delinquent property, such as the property in this case.”
Collector of Revenue for the St. Louis v. Parcels of Land Encumbered With Delinquent Tax Liens (Serial No. 17-143), 566 S.W.2d 475 (Mo. 1978). “The failure of the collector to mail the notice or file the affidavit herein provided shall not affect the validity of any proceedings brought pursuant to the provisions of sections 92.700 to 92.920.” (Subsec. 2 gives the form of the notice.”
Euclid Plaza Assocs., L.L.C. v. African Am. Law Firm, L.L.C., 55 S.W.3d 446 (Mo. Ct. App. 2001). “Louis conducted a tax sale on July 14, 1998, pursuant to the Municipal Land Reu-tilization Law (“MLRL”), sections 92.700 to 92.920 RSMo 2000. 1 Two weeks later, *448 on August 1, Prior Owner and Tenants entered into a three-year lease to begin immediately.”
Collector of Revenue of the City of St. Louis v. Parcels of Land Encumbered with Delinquent Tax Liens, 585 S.W.2d 486 (Mo. 1979). “Louis foreclosing tax liens under the Municipal Land Reutilization Law (MLRL), §§ 92.700 et seq., RSMo 1978. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in overruling the appellant’s motion to dismiss on the ground that MLRL is constitutionally defective on its face for…”
Collector of Revenue v. Parcel 42-370, 672 S.W.2d 730 (Mo. Ct. App. 1984). “Louis had previously obtained a foreclosure judgment against the land for delinquent taxes pursuant to the Municipal Land Reu-tilization Law, §§ 92.700 — 92.920, RSMo. *731 1978. 1 The purchaser, Omarco, Inc.”
Metmor Fin., Inc. v. Leggett, 787 S.W.2d 733 (Mo. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “(hereinafter referred to as the “Hooke property”) was sold pursuant to a tax sale, RSMo section 92.700 (1986). At the time of this sale, Metmor Financial, Inc.”
Brown v. JC Penney Cas. Co., 649 F. Supp. 22 (E.D. Mo. 1986). “Louis filed suit to foreclose the delinquent taxes under the provisions of the Municipal Land Reutilization Law of Missouri (Sections 92.700 to 92.920 R.S.Mo.), and obtained judgment of foreclosure on February 17, 1984.”
Collector of Revenue of St. Louis v. Parcels of Land Encumbered with Delinquent Tax Liens Land Tax Suit 178, 533 S.W.3d 816 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017). “1422-LT00178 (“Foreclosure Order”), ordering the foreclosure of the real estate pursuant to the Municipal Land Reutilization Law Act, Sections 92.700 et seq., RSMo, 1 to pay delinquent property taxes that were owed to the City of St.”
Ferguson v. Cnty. of Jackson, 688 S.W.2d 407 (Mo. Ct. App. 1985). “Louis was an action to foreclose tax liens under the Municipal Land Reutilization Law, §§ 92.700 et seq. That statute provided for notice of foreclosure to the owner by publication and mail — as does the *410 Land Tax Collection Law.”
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