204.628. Fees or charges levied, when due. - Missouri Statutes

Fees or charges levied, when due.

204.628. Any user fees or charges, connection fees, or other chargeslevied by the reorganized common sewer district to fund its general orspecial operations, maintenance, or payment of bonded indebtedness or otherindebtedness shall be due at such time or times as specified by thereorganized common sewer district, and shall, if not paid by the due date,become delinquent and shall bear interest from the date of delinquencyuntil paid. In addition to and consistent with any other provision ofapplicable law, if such fees or charges or other amounts due becomedelinquent, there shall be a lien upon the land, and a notice ofdelinquency shall be filed with the recorder of deeds in the county wherethe land is situated. The reorganized common sewer district shall filewith the recorder of deeds a similar notice of satisfaction of debt whenthe delinquent amounts, plus interest and any recording fees or attorneys'fees, have been paid in full. The lien created may be enforced byforeclosure by power of sale vested in the reorganized common sewerdistrict if the reorganized common sewer district adopts written rules forthe exercise of power of sale consistent with the provisions of sections443.290 to 443.325, RSMo, which are recorded in the land records of theoffice of the recorder of deeds in each county in which the district islocated. Otherwise, such lien shall be enforced by suit in the circuitcourt having jurisdiction against the property subject to the lien forjudicial foreclosure and sale by special execution. Such suit may includea request for judgment against the persons responsible for payment of suchdelinquency as well as the person or persons owning the property to whichservices were provided, if different, including post-sale deficiency, andas a part of the relief, may include award of the district's reasonableattorney's fees, court costs, and other expenses reasonably incurred by thedistrict for collection.

(L. 2007 S.B. 22)