Sale requirements.
Kansas City Code § 56-611
in effectSec. 56-611. - Sale requirements.
(a) In cases in which the receiver is to sell the property:
(1) Notice of sale. The receiver shall publish notice pursuant to subsection 56-610(h). In the notice, it is sufficient to describe the property by a street address and by legal description on the title deed last recorded in the recorder of deeds for the county in which the property is situated.
(2) Buyer qualifications. Ten days before any sale, the applicants to bid in a public sale or the proposed buyer in a private sale must demonstrate to the director that they are a qualified buyer as defined in section 56-601.
(3) Court approval. The court shall approve the sale if it deems the amount of the sale and the sale process were fair and appropriate and the buyer is qualified.
(4) Application of sale proceeds. After deducting the expenses of the sale, the amount of outstanding taxes and other government assessments, and the amount of the receiver's lien, the receiver must apply any remaining proceeds of the sale, first to the petitioner's costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, then to the liens against the property in order of priority, and then to the owner(s) of record.
(b) Within 30 days of completion of sale of the property, the receiver must:
(1) File with the court a final accounting; and
(2) At the same time, file a motion with the court to dismiss the action.
(Ord. No. 140983, § 1, 12-4-14)
Source: City of Kansas City, Missouri, Code of Ordinances, Charter and Zoning and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/kansas_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORKAMIVOII_CH56PRMACO_ARTVIIVAPRRE_S56-611SAREFetched: 10/28/2026