Effective - 28 Aug 2006
523.253. Written offer, requirements — explanation of determination of property value. — 1. A condemning authority shall present a written offer to all owners of record of the property. The offer must be made at least thirty days before filing a condemnation petition and shall be held open for the thirty-day period unless an agreement is reached sooner. The offer shall be deposited in the United States mail, certified or registered, and with postage prepaid, addressed to the owner of record as listed in the office of the city or county assessor for the city or county in which the property is located. The receipt issued to the condemning authority by the United States Post Office for certified or registered mail shall constitute proof of compliance with this requirement; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall preclude a condemning authority from proving compliance with this requirement by other competent evidence. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the parties from negotiating during the thirty-day period.
2. (1) Any condemning authority shall, at the time of the offer, provide the property owner with an appraisal or an explanation with supporting financial data for its determination of the value of the property for purposes of the offer made in subsection 1 of this section.
(2) Any appraisal referred to in this section shall be made by a state-licensed or state-certified appraiser using generally accepted appraisal practices.
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(L. 2006 H.B. 1944)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVI - Statutory Actions and Torts
Chapter 523 - Condemnation Proceedings
Section 523.001 - Definitions.
Section 523.020 - Different owners may be joined in one petition.
Section 523.030 - Summons, when to issue, how served — publication.
Section 523.040 - Appointment of commissioners — duties — notice of property viewing.
Section 523.045 - Interest on awards payable when — enforcement.
Section 523.050 - Commissioners' report — notice of filing — review.
Section 523.053 - Distribution of condemnation awards among defendants.
Section 523.055 - Possession of land delivered, when, notice — writ of possession, executed how.
Section 523.061 - Determination of homestead taking and heritage value.
Section 523.070 - Costs, by whom paid.
Section 523.080 - Shall not enter or appropriate dwelling house.
Section 523.090 - Who may have damages ascertained — proceedings.
Section 523.100 - Appropriation of lands of corporations by other corporations.
Section 523.200 - Definitions.
Section 523.210 - Agencies authorized to establish rules and regulations.
Section 523.215 - Not to affect other condemnation compensation.
Section 523.250 - Notice of intended acquisition — mailing requirements.
Section 523.253 - Written offer, requirements — explanation of determination of property value.
Section 523.256 - Good faith negotiation required, findings, remedies.
Section 523.259 - Abandonment of condemnation, remedies — applicability.
Section 523.265 - Alternative locations for condemnation, procedure.
Section 523.277 - Office of ombudsman for property rights.
Section 523.282 - Blanket easements void, when — definitions.
Section 523.286 - Declaration of farmland as blighted prohibited — definition.