This fiscal note contains 3 pages. Officials of the City of St. Louis stated this proposal would provide another method for the City to recoup its demolition costs, however, the amount would not be significant and would depend upon the number of actions that would be taken pursuant to this proposal.
Officials assume no significant fiscal impact.
Oversight assumes this proposal would give municipalities another tool for enforcing claims against certain property owners. This could result in increased income to St. Louis City, although the amount would vary from year to year. This bill allows the City of St. Louis to have a lien on real property when it has ordered a person to demolish a dangerous building on that property and it has paid the person for the work within 120 days of completing the work. The bill also requires architects, professional engineers, land surveyors, and their corporations to be licensed when performing services directly connected with the erection or repair of a building or the abatement of dangerous buildings. Current law requires architects, professional engineers, and land surveyors to be registered.