Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 140 - Collection of Delinquent Taxes Generally
Section 140.330 - Suit to quiet title — duty of court where title invalid.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939
140.330. Suit to quiet title — duty of court where title invalid. — 1. Any person holding any deed of lands or lots executed by the county collector for the nonpayment of taxes, may commence a suit in the circuit court of the county where such lands lie, to quiet his title thereto, without taking possession of such lands, and all parties who have, or claim to have, or appear of record in the county where such land or lot is situated, to have any interest in, or lien upon, such lands or lots, shall be made defendants in such suit, and no outstanding unrecorded deed, mortgage, lease or claim shall be of any effect as against the title or right of the complainant as fixed and declared by the decree made in such cause.
2. The court shall examine into the facts, and if upon the hearing of such cause it shall appear that the complainant's title was or is invalid for any cause, such suit shall not be dismissed by the court, but the court, in cases where the tax was due and unpaid, or where the complainant's title was invalid for defect or uncertainty of description shall ascertain the amount due the complainant, for principal and interest, to be computed at not to exceed ten percent per annum, and from whom due, and shall decree the payment thereof within a reasonable time by the owner of such land, the owner of any life estate therein, or any other person in possession as lessee thereof and owing such sum ascertained, and in default thereof shall direct that such leasehold, life estate and land or lot be sold therefor, and that the equity and right of redemption of all defendants in such suit, and all persons claiming under them shall be forever foreclosed.
3. In any such sale the rents and profits of said land for a term not exceeding seven years shall be first offered for sale and on failure to realize a sum sufficient to discharge said lien and cost of sale, then the interest of the person so adjudged to be owing the amount so ascertained shall be next offered for sale; on failure to realize therefrom a sum sufficient to discharge said lien and cost of sale then the life estate in such land together with the interest of the person adjudged to be owing the amount so ascertained shall be next offered for sale and on failure to realize a sum sufficient to discharge said lien and costs of sale, then, finally, the fee simple of such land shall be offered for sale. In case of the sale of such land or any part or parcel thereof or any interest therein, the sheriff shall upon the receipt of the purchase money execute to the purchaser a deed in fee simple, or a lease for the unexpired term of the interest so sold, as the case may be, and there shall be no redemption from any such sale, and the purchaser shall have the right of immediate possession of such land or lot.
4. At such sale if such land or any part or parcel thereof or any interest therein be sold for a sum in excess of the lien and cost, then such surplus shall be paid over to the person or persons lawfully entitled thereto as such rights are determined by the court in its decree in said cause.
5. If the court shall upon the hearing of such cause determine the title of the complainant to be valid it shall so decree. In all proceedings under this section, the rules of pleading, process and procedure, together with rights of appeal and proceedings on appeal, now or that may hereafter in this state be applicable to suits to quiet title, when not inconsistent with or contradictory to the provisions of this chapter, shall prevail. The remedies granted by this section and section 140.570 shall not be held exclusive but in addition to any applicable remedies now or hereafter existing.
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(RSMo 1939 § 11169)

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title X - Taxation and Revenue

Chapter 140 - Collection of Delinquent Taxes Generally

Section 140.010 - County collector — enforcement of state's lien.

Section 140.030 - Collector to make delinquent lists.

Section 140.040 - Correction of delinquent lists by county commission — certified to whom.

Section 140.050 - Clerk to make back tax book — delivery to collector, collection — correction of omissions.

Section 140.060 - Back tax book — contents — interest.

Section 140.070 - Delinquent real estate taxes extended into back tax book.

Section 140.080 - County clerk and collector, comparison of lists — clerk's certification.

Section 140.090 - Back tax book to be in alphabetical order.

Section 140.100 - Penalty against delinquent lands — recording fee — additional recording fee, charter counties and St. Louis City.

Section 140.110 - Collection of back taxes, payments applied, how, exceptions — removal of lien.

Section 140.115 - Lien prohibited on property in back tax book, when.

Section 140.120 - May compromise back taxes.

Section 140.130 - Examination of back tax books by board of equalization.

Section 140.140 - Collector — reports.

Section 140.150 - Lands, lots, mineral rights, and royalty interests subject to sale, when.

Section 140.160 - Limitation of actions, exceptions — county auditor to annually audit.

Section 140.170 - County collector to publish delinquent land list — contents — site of sale — expenses — publisher's affidavit to be recorded — exception for certain property, contents of list.

Section 140.180 - Lawful abbreviations.

Section 140.190 - Period of sale — manner of bids — prohibited sales — sale to nonresidents — restrictions, City of St. Joseph.

Section 140.195 - Entry on property not trespass, when.

Section 140.220 - County clerk to act as clerk of sale — fee.

Section 140.230 - Foreclosure sale surplus — deposited in treasury — escheats, when — proof of claims.

Section 140.240 - Second offering of delinquent lands and lots.

Section 140.250 - Third offering of delinquent lands and lots, redemption — subsequent sale — collector's deed.

Section 140.260 - Purchase by county or city, when — procedure.

Section 140.270 - Appointment of substitute or successor trustee — when and by whom.

Section 140.280 - Payment of total amount by purchaser — penalty for failure.

Section 140.290 - Certificate of purchase — contents — fee — nonresidents.

Section 140.300 - Collector, written guaranty — action on — damages.

Section 140.310 - Possession by purchaser, when — rents — rights of occupant and purchaser.

Section 140.320 - Payment of taxes by purchaser — forfeiture.

Section 140.330 - Suit to quiet title — duty of court where title invalid.

Section 140.340 - Redemption, when — manner.

Section 140.350 - Redemption by minors and incapacitated or disabled persons, when.

Section 140.360 - Redemption — compensation for improvements — limitations.

Section 140.370 - Redemption — record of sale.

Section 140.380 - Redemption by drainage, levee or improvement district — procedure.

Section 140.405 - Purchaser of property at delinquent land tax auction, deed issued to, when — notice of right of redemption — redemption of property first, when — loss of interest, when — notice, authorized manner.

Section 140.410 - Execution and record of deed by purchaser — failure — assignment prohibited, when — recording fee required, when.

Section 140.420 - Deed to purchaser if unredeemed.

Section 140.430 - Deed to heirs in case of purchaser's death.

Section 140.440 - Payment of taxes by holder of purchase certificate — subsequent certificate.

Section 140.450 - Cancellation and filing of certificate — proof of loss.

Section 140.460 - Execution of conveyance — form.

Section 140.470 - Variations from form.

Section 140.480 - Record of land sold kept by collector.

Section 140.490 - Action by damaged party against collector.

Section 140.500 - Mistake in name not to invalidate sale.

Section 140.510 - Form not to affect validity — presumption of validity.

Section 140.520 - Irregularity and omissions not to invalidate proceedings.

Section 140.530 - Invalidity of sale, when.

Section 140.540 - Invalidity of sale — refund of purchase money — tolling of statute.

Section 140.550 - Transfer of lien in case of invalid deed.

Section 140.560 - Release of lien by holder upon payment.

Section 140.570 - Lien in full force in certain cases when conveyance is invalid.

Section 140.580 - Action for the recovery of possession.

Section 140.590 - Suits against purchaser of tax lands to be brought within three years.

Section 140.600 - Suit to set aside tax deeds — actual tender not necessary.

Section 140.610 - Proof by claimant of invalidity of sale.

Section 140.620 - County records, prima facie evidence — moneys paid to successor.

Section 140.630 - Defendant may make claim for taxes paid — not to affect other defenses.

Section 140.640 - Personal judgments not authorized.

Section 140.665 - Law applies to counties and cities and certain officers.

Section 140.670 - City delinquent taxes, when returned — duties of collector.

Section 140.680 - Power to collect such taxes.

Section 140.690 - Such taxes a lien.

Section 140.710 - To be embodied in list with state and county taxes.

Section 140.720 - Collector to furnish statement to city — fees.

Section 140.722 - Conveyances subject to covenants and easements.

Section 140.730 - Procedure for collection of personal taxes.

Section 140.740 - Notification to delinquent taxpayer — fee.

Section 140.750 - Commission allowed on collection of revenue.

Section 140.850 - Contracts with private attorneys or collection agencies for assistance.

Section 140.855 - Vendors, office of administration to pay funds due vendors to department of revenue, when — notice, contents — hearing, procedure, effect of failure to request.

Section 140.980 - Citation of law — definitions.

Section 140.981 - Land bank agency authorized, purpose — beneficiaries — public body corporate and politic.

Section 140.982 - Organization, duties, and powers.

Section 140.983 - Powers of land bank agency.

Section 140.984 - Agency income to be tax exempt — acquisition of property, requirements.

Section 140.985 - Real property to be held in agency name — public inspection of inventory — transfer of property, requirements — proceeds of sales, use of.

Section 140.986 - Productive use of property, time period to show — extension, when — public sale, when.

Section 140.987 - Sale of property, buyer must own for three years — violation, civil liability.

Section 140.988 - Funding sources for agency — property taxes, distribution by county collector to agency after sale of property.

Section 140.991 - Annual audit, when — performance audit, when.

Section 140.997 - Meeting requirements.

Section 140.1000 - Limitation on agency employees — violation, penalty — conflicts of interest rules.

Section 140.1003 - Agency to have complete control of property.

Section 140.1006 - Tax lien on agency property, taxing authority contribution authorized.

Section 140.1009 - Quiet title action permitted, procedure.

Section 140.1012 - Dissolution of agency, procedure.

Section 140.1015 - Eminent domain, agency not authorized to exercise — no power to tax.