204.666. Assessment to constitute a lien, when. - Missouri Statutes

Assessment to constitute a lien, when.

204.666. An assessment authorized under sections 204.650 to 204.672,once determined and imposed, shall constitute a lien against such propertyuntil paid in full and shall not be affected by the existence orenforcement of any other liens or encumbrances, nor shall enforcement of anassessment lien have any effect on the validity or enforcement of any taxlien or lien established by mortgage or deed of trust. An assessment lienbecomes delinquent when an assessment is not paid in full as prescribed bysections 204.650 to 204.672, or when one or more periodic installmentsimposed by the district for an assessment remain unpaid for a period ofthirty days or more after notice of delinquency in payment is mailed to thelast known owners of the property subject to assessment by regular UnitedStates mail and by certified mail, return receipt requested, at their lastknown address, provided by such owners to the district and to the occupantof property that is subject to assessment, if different from that of theowners. In the event any such user fee remains unpaid after thirty days ofthe mailing of any such notice, and in addition to any other remedy thedistrict may have by statute or duly enacted regulation for the collectionof delinquent amounts owed to the district, the district shall be entitledto petition the circuit court having jurisdiction to foreclose upon theassessment lien by special execution sale of the property subject to theassessment for the unpaid assessment plus reasonable attorney's fees, courtcosts, and other reasonable costs incurred by the district in collection.In any such suit, the district shall name all parties appearing of recordto have or claim an interest in the property subject to the unpaidassessment and shall file a notice of lis pendens in connection with saidaction. In addition, the district may obtain a judgment against last knownowners of the property for any deficiency in payment of the assessment andcosts and fees made a part of the court's judgment.

(L. 2007 S.B. 22)