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MO Rev Stat § 214.500 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 214 - Cemeteries|Section 214.500 - Cemeteries acquired by a city at tax sales or as nuisances may be sold.

Effective - 28 Aug 2010   214.500. Cemeteries acquired by a city at tax sales or as nuisances may be sold. — Any cemetery located in a city which has become the property of such city pursuant to section 214.205 or a public tax sale may be sold to another cemetery operator or a not-for-profit corporation which is unrelated to the previous cemetery operator. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 592 § 1 and .S.B. 58 § 1, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al. merged with H.B. 2226, et al. merged with S.B. 754)
MO Rev Stat § 214.504 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 214 - Cemeteries|Section 214.504 - No liability for new cemetery operators, when — rights of holders of contracts for burial.

Effective - 28 Aug 2010   214.504. No liability for new cemetery operators, when — rights of holders of contracts for burial. — Any cemetery operator who purchases a cemetery from a city pursuant to sections 214.500 to 214.516 shall not be liable for any wrongful interments or errors made in the sale of plots prior to the cemetery operator's purchase of the cemetery, nor shall such cemetery operator be liable for multiple ownership of plots sold by such cemetery operator due to a lack of adequate records in such cemetery operator's possession at the time of such cemetery operator's purchase of such cemetery from the city, provided the cemetery operator offers a plot of equal value for the interment, if such party can prove ownership of the right to bury a person by presenting a contract for the right to burial. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 592 § 2 merged with S.B. 58 § 2, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al. merged with H.B. 2226, et al. merged with S.B. 754)
MO Rev Stat § 214.508 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 214 - Cemeteries|Section 214.508 - Previous cemetery owner liable, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2010   214.508. Previous cemetery owner liable, when. — Any cemetery operator who purchases a cemetery from a city shall not be held liable or responsible for any conditions existing or actions taken which occurred prior to the cemetery operator's purchase from such city; except that, the exemption provided in this section shall not relieve any previous owner or wrongdoer for their actions related to such cemetery. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 592 § 3 merged with S.B. 58 § 3, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al. merged with H.B. 2226, et al. merged with S.B. 754)
MO Rev Stat § 214.512 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 214 - Cemeteries|Section 214.512 - New cemetery owner not liable for deficiencies, exception.

Effective - 28 Aug 2010   214.512. New cemetery owner not liable for deficiencies, exception. — Any subsequent cemetery owner after a city shall be exempt from the provisions of section 214.325 and section 214.410 for any deficiency existing prior to such city's ownership; except that, such exemption shall not relieve any previous cemetery owners or wrongdoers from the provisions of such sections. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 592 § 4 merged with S.B. 58 § 4, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al. merged with H.B. 2226, et al. merged with S.B. 754)
MO Rev Stat § 214.516 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 214 - Cemeteries|Section 214.516 - Registration as an endowed care cemetery, when — compliance with endowed care cemetery law required.

Effective - 28 Aug 2010   214.516. Registration as an endowed care cemetery, when — compliance with endowed care cemetery law required. — Any cemetery owner subsequent to a city, regardless of whether such cemetery was previously registered as an endowed care cemetery, held itself out to be an endowed care cemetery or was a nonendowed care cemetery, shall comply with section 214.310 and register such cemetery as an endowed care cemetery as if it were a newly created cemetery with no interments at the time of such registration. Any contracts for the right of burial sold after compliance with section 214.310 and all subsequent action of a subsequent cemetery owner shall comply fully with the provisions of sections 214.270 to 214.410. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 592 § 5 merged with S.B. 58 § 5, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al. merged with H.B. 2226, et al. merged with S.B. 754)
MO Rev Stat § 214.550 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 214 - Cemeteries|Section 214.550 - Scatter gardens, operation by churches maintaining religious cemeteries — maintenance of garden and records, duty of operator.

Effective - 28 Aug 2010   214.550. Scatter gardens, operation by churches maintaining religious cemeteries — maintenance of garden and records, duty of operator. — 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean:  (1) "Cremains", the remains of a human corpse after cremation;  (2) "Operator", a church that owns and maintains a religious cemetery;  (3) "Religious cemetery", a cemetery owned, operated, controlled, or managed by any church that has or would qualify for federal tax-exempt status as a nonprofit religious organization pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code as amended;  (4) "Scatter garden", a location for the spreading of cremains set aside within a cemetery.  2. It shall be lawful for any operator of a religious cemetery adjacent to a church building or other building regularly used as a place of worship to establish a scatter garden for the purpose of scattering human cremains.  3. The operator of any religious cemetery containing a scatter garden shall maintain, protect, and supervise the scatter garden, and shall be responsible for all costs incurred for such maintenance, protection, and supervision. Such operator shall also maintain a record of all cremains scattered in the scatter garden that shall include the name, date of death, and Social Security number of each person whose cremains are scattered, and the date the cremains were scattered.  4. A scatter garden established pursuant to this section shall be maintained by the operator of the religious cemetery for as long as such operator is in existence. Upon dissolution of such operator, all records of cremains shall be transferred to the clerk of the city, town, or village in which the scatter garden is located, or if the scatter garden is located in any unincorporated area, to the county recorder. ­­-------- (L. 2002 H.B. 1148, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al. merged with H.B. 2226, et al. merged with S.B. 754)
MO Rev Stat § 215.020 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 215 - State Housing|Section 215.020 - Commission established, members, qualifications, terms, quorum, compensation.

Effective - 03 Nov 1992   215.020. Commission established, members, qualifications, terms, quorum, compensation. — 1. There is hereby created and established as a governmental instrumentality of the state of Missouri the "Missouri Housing Development Commission" which shall constitute a body corporate and politic.  2. The commission shall consist of the governor, lieutenant governor, the state treasurer, the state attorney general, and six members to be selected by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. The persons to be selected by the governor shall be individuals knowledgeable in the areas of housing, finance or construction. Not more than four of the members appointed by the governor shall be from the same political party. The members of the commission appointed by the governor shall serve the following terms: Two shall serve two years, two shall serve three years, and two shall serve four years, respectively. Thereafter, each appointment shall be for a term of four years. If for any reason a vacancy occurs, the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a new member to fill the unexpired term. Members are eligible for reappointment.  3. Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. No vacancy in the membership of the commission shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the commission. No action shall be taken by the commission except upon the affirmative vote of at least six of the members of the commission.  4. Each member of the commission appointed by the governor is entitled to compensation of fifty dollars per diem plus his reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in discharging his duties under sections 215.010 to 215.250. ­­-------- (L. 1969 H.B. 130 §§ 2 to 5, A.L. 1992 S.B. 676 Adopted by referendum, Proposition C, November 3, 1992)
MO Rev Stat § 215.034 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 215 - State Housing|Section 215.034 - Housing trust fund created, purpose — funding — housing development commission, costs how paid, limitation — duties — fund exempt from lapse into general revenue.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   215.034. Housing trust fund created, purpose — funding — housing development commission, costs how paid, limitation — duties — fund exempt from lapse into general revenue. — 1. The "Missouri Housing Trust Fund" is hereby established in the state treasury. At the conclusion of each fiscal year, the state treasurer shall allocate all moneys in the Missouri housing trust fund to the Missouri housing development commission for disbursement and investment as directed in this section. Moneys deposited in the fund shall include the designated funds received from the user fee established in section 59.319, money transferred from the Missouri housing development commission and any other amounts which may be received from grants, gifts, bequests, the state or federal government, or any other source. Moneys in the fund shall be used solely for the purposes established by sections 215.034 to 215.039.  2. All administrative costs of this program incurred by the Missouri housing development commission shall be paid from this fund, which costs annually shall not exceed two percent of the net annual revenues received into the fund.  3. In administering the Missouri housing trust fund, the Missouri housing development commission shall commit or expend the money annually deposited into the fund and all interest earned on the fund. All money annually deposited in and interest earned on the housing trust fund shall be expended solely for the purposes established in sections 215.034 to 215.039.  4. The unexpended balance existing in the fund at the end of any biennium year shall be exempt from the provisions of section 33.080 relating to the transfer of unexpended balances to the general revenue fund. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1745 § 215.035)
MO Rev Stat § 215.036 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 215 - State Housing|Section 215.036 - Housing trust fund to be used for loans or grants for assistance to low-income persons or families — eligible persons.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   215.036. Housing trust fund to be used for loans or grants for assistance to low-income persons or families — eligible persons. — 1. Housing trust fund moneys shall be used to financially assist, in whole or in part by loans or grants, the development of housing stock and to provide housing assistance to persons and families with incomes at or below the levels described in subsections 2 and 3 of this section. At least fifty percent of the loan or grant funds awarded over each two-year period, coincident with the biennium described in section 33.080, shall be awarded for such activities and projects for residential occupancy by persons and families with incomes at or below the levels described in subsection 3 of this section.  2. Persons or families are eligible under this subsection if the household combined adjusted gross income is equal to or less than the following percentages of the median family income for the geographical area:    Size of Household  Percent of State or Geographic Area Family Median Income      One Person  35%      Two Persons  40%      Three Persons  45%      Four Persons  50%      Five Persons  54%      Six Persons  58%      Seven Persons  62%      Eight Persons  66%    ­­As used in this section, the term "geographical area" shall be based upon the metropolitan area or county designated as an area by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, for purposes of determining fair market rental rates in which the residential unit is located, or the median family income for the state of Missouri, whichever is larger.  3. Persons or families are eligible under this subsection if the household combined adjusted gross income is equal to or less than the following percentages of the median family income for the geographic area in which the residential unit is located, or the median family income for the state of Missouri, whichever is larger:    Size of Household  Percent of State or Geographic Area Family Median Income      One Person  18%      Two Persons  20%      Three Persons  23%      Four Persons  25%      Five Persons  27%      Six Persons  29%      Seven Persons  31%      Eight Persons  33%     4. During each two-year period described in subsection 1 of this section, at least thirty percent of the funds dispersed under this act* shall be allocated to housing provider organizations which qualify as a "not-for-profit" organization as defined in chapter 355 or section 42(h)(5)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1745 § 215.036 subsecs. 1 to 4)  *"This act" (H.B. 1745, 1994) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
MO Rev Stat § 215.037 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 215 - State Housing|Section 215.037 - Rental project receiving loan or grant to charge required gross rental rate — gross rental rate to include utilities, occupant paying utilities, rent to be reduced by utility allowance — certification by owner, requirements.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   215.037. Rental project receiving loan or grant to charge required gross rental rate — gross rental rate to include utilities, occupant paying utilities, rent to be reduced by utility allowance — certification by owner, requirements. — 1. Any rental project or development receiving a loan or grant under sections 215.036 to 215.038 shall charge gross rental rates no greater than thirty percent of the maximum eligible household income for the assisted unit, for a period of eighteen years following final disbursement, or for the length of the loan, whichever is greater, or for any longer period of time imposed by the Missouri housing development commission. Gross rent includes the cost of any utilities other than telephone. If any utilities are paid directly by the occupant, the maximum rent that may be paid by the occupant is to be reduced by a utility allowance prescribed by the Missouri housing development commission. The owner of units shall, as a condition of receiving assistance, cause to be incorporated into the property title a legal covenant restating the provisions of this subsection.  2. The owner of any assisted unit shall annually certify to the Missouri housing development commission that each grant or loan recipient is charging rental rates in compliance with sections 215.036 to 215.038. The Missouri housing development commission may prescribe annual owner compliance forms and is authorized, in its discretion, to audit the records and accounts of the owner to verify the certification.  3. The owner of any assisted unit shall annually certify to the Missouri housing development commission that all tenants renting units from a project or development receiving a loan or grant under sections 215.036 to 215.038 are income eligible pursuant to sections 215.036 to 215.038. The Missouri housing development commission may prescribe annual owner compliance forms and is authorized, in its discretion, to audit the records and accounts of the owner to verify the certification. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1745 § 215.036 subsecs. 5, 6, 7)
MO Rev Stat § 215.038 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 215 - State Housing|Section 215.038 - Projects eligible for assistance.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   215.038. Projects eligible for assistance. — The following are projects eligible for assistance under sections 215.034 to 215.039:  (1) Limited equity cooperatives in multifamily units, which shall be considered rental housing, and the monthly cooperative fee shall be considered the rental rate, or detached units, in urban, rural, or suburban areas;  (2) Rent subsidies for newly constructed units or rehabilitated multifamily units otherwise assisted under this act*;  (3) Rent subsidies for existing units which are not in violation of municipal or county housing codes;  (4) Capacity building grants for not-for-profit housing corporations, as defined in subsection 4 of section 215.036, where the recipient serves a rural area and has been involved in housing construction, rehabilitation or services of the nature described in section 215.036 for less than four years;  (5) Matching funds for social services directly related to special needs tenants in assisted projects;  (6) Infrastructure improvement for eligible projects;  (7) New construction of permanent rental housing;  (8) Rehabilitation of vacant rental houses, or vacant multifamily units;  (9) New construction or rehabilitation of single-room occupancy units;  (10) New construction or rehabilitation of single-family housing;  (11) Shelters and related services for the homeless;  (12) Emergency aid such as temporary rental and mortgage payment and repairs to prevent homelessness;  (13) Provisions for rental housing for elderly and low-income residents of rural areas of Missouri by the Farmers Home Administration, or its successor agency;  (14) Mortgage insurance guarantees or payments for eligible projects; and  (15) Housing related services, including, but not limited to, home maintenance programs. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1745 § 215.036 subsec. 8)  *"This act" (H.B. 1745, 1994) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
MO Rev Stat § 215.039 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 215 - State Housing|Section 215.039 - Housing development commission, powers and duties in administering housing trust fund — report.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   215.039. Housing development commission, powers and duties in administering housing trust fund — report. — 1. In administering the Missouri housing trust fund, the Missouri housing development commission may, in its discretion, enter into agreements with municipal or county government entities for the purpose of assisting programs of activities of such entities that meet the purposes of the Missouri housing trust fund established in sections 215.034 to 215.039.  2. The Missouri housing development commission is hereby granted all powers necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 215.034 to 215.039, including the authority to write rules and regulations pursuant to section 215.030 and chapter 536.  3. The Missouri housing development commission shall publish an annual report which shall include, but not be limited to, the types of projects assisted and fund expenditures made by the Missouri housing trust fund. Copies of such annual reports shall be submitted to the governor and the members of the general assembly on or before January fifteenth of each year. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1745 § 215.038)
MO Rev Stat § 215.040 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 215 - State Housing|Section 215.040 - Fees for insuring loans, use of proceeds.

Effective - 28 Aug 1969   215.040. Fees for insuring loans, use of proceeds. — The commission shall charge a reasonable fee on all loans not federally insured to insure said loans. The proceeds of said fees shall be deposited in a separate fund to be known as the "Housing Insured Loan Fund". This fund shall be deposited when received in a bank approved for deposit of state funds. No moneys shall be withdrawn from the fund except to be used for the purchase of mortgage insurance or to pay for any losses on said loans. ­­-------- (L. 1969 H.B. 130 § 7)
MO Rev Stat § 215.060 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 215 - State Housing|Section 215.060 - Loans made, purchased, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   215.060. Loans made, purchased, when. — 1. The commission may make mortgage loans for the construction and rehabilitation of such residential housing as in the judgment of the commission has promise of supplying well-planned, well-designed housing for low and moderate income persons or families in locations where there is a need for such housing. Such loans may include interim as well as permanent loans, and the housing may include ancillary commercial and other appurtenant facilities to the extent permitted by applicable commission regulations.  2. The commission may make loans to approved mortgagors which may develop and operate residential housing projects under sections 215.010 to 215.250 on a rental, cooperative or condominium basis.  3. The commission may make or purchase low interest loans to approved mortgagors in connection with weatherization of single family and multifamily dwellings.  4. The commission shall establish a program to make loans to approved mortgagors for the purchase and development of owner-occupied multiunit dwellings of not more than four units and other residential rental property located within one-fourth of a mile from the residence of the owner of such residential rental property.  5. All single family and multifamily dwellings constructed under section 215.030 shall be built according to weatherization standards established by the Missouri housing development commission in consultation with the department of natural resources. ­­-------- (L. 1969 H.B. 130 §§ 10, 11, A.L. 1974 H.B. 1190, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1501, A.L. 1985 H.B. 484, A.L. 1993 H.B. 566)
MO Rev Stat § 215.062 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 215 - State Housing|Section 215.062 - Weatherization loan program, commission to continue.

Effective - 18 Jun 1991   215.062. Weatherization loan program, commission to continue. — The Missouri housing development commission, or its successor agency, shall continue to implement the home improvement and weatherization loan program which was in effect prior to June 18, 1991. The commission may contract with local political subdivisions and nonprofit organizations pursuant to criteria developed by the commission to further the goals of the home improvement and weatherization loan program. ­­-------- (L. 1991 S.B. 185 § 2)  Effective 6-18-91
MO Rev Stat § 215.070 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 215 - State Housing|Section 215.070 - Debt service reserve fund — deposits to — investment of.

Effective - 28 Aug 1985   215.070. Debt service reserve fund — deposits to — investment of. — The commission may establish a special fund to be known as the "Debt Service Reserve Fund", and shall pay into such debt service reserve fund:  (1) Any moneys appropriated and made available by the state for the purposes of such fund;  (2) Any proceeds from the sale of bonds by the commission, to the extent provided in the resolution of the commission authorizing the issuance thereof; and  (3) Any other moneys which may be made available to the commission for the purpose of such fund from any other source or sources. ­­All moneys held in the debt service reserve fund shall be invested in accordance with subdivision (9) of section 215.030 and as the commission may by resolution determine. ­­-------- (L. 1969 H.B. 130 § 12, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1259, A.L. 1974 H.B. 1190, A.L. 1975 H.B. 949, A.L. 1985 H.B. 484)