Contents of petition.

Kansas City Code § 56-604

in effect

Sec. 56-604. - Contents of petition. If the nuisance conditions are not abated, remedied or repaired within 60 days from service to the parties in interest, the director may request that the city attorney file a petition for appointment of a receiver to rehabilitate, demolish, and/or sell the property in the circuit court of Missouri in the county in which the property is located. The petition for appointment of a receiver must be verified by the director or his/her designee, and include the following information: (1) For each party in interest, the date and manner of service of the notice of nuisance conditions and intent to file the receivership petition; (2) The legal description or common street address of the property; (3) A description of the nuisance condition(s), and, if applicable, the citation(s) to the ordinances those conditions violate, as stated in the notice of intent to file a receivership; (4) A description of those nuisance condition(s) which were not abated, remedied or repaired within the time(s) required by the notice of intent to file a receivership; (5) That those nuisance condition(s) have not yet been abated, remedied or repaired as of the date of the filing of the petition; and (6) The name of the proposed receiver and its qualifications for the position. (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_S56-604COPEFetched: 10/28/2026