Public sewer district lien for unpaid charges - disconnection of services.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 249.255
in effect249.255. Public sewer district lien for unpaid charges — disconnection of services. — 1. Should a public sewer district created and organized pursuant to constitutional or statutory authority place a lien upon a customer's property for unpaid sewer charges, the lien, once properly recorded, shall have priority above all liens except for those taxes levied for state and county purposes.
2. Should the sewer charges of a public sewer district created and organized pursuant to constitutional or statutory authority remain unpaid for a period in excess of three months, the district, after notice to the customer by certified mail, shall have the authority at its discretion to disconnect the customer's sewer line from the district's line or request any private water company, public water supply district, or any municipality supplying water to the premises to discontinue service to the customer until such time as the sewer charges and all related costs of this section are paid.
(L. 1991 H.B. 299, A.L. 2000 S.B. 741, A.L. 2024 H.B. 2062)
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