SB 391 – Grants neighborhood organizations in the city of St. Louis standing to file nuisance actions

• Sponsor: Dougherty
• LR Number: 1712S.01I
• Committee: Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence
• Last Action: 2/28/2005 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
• Journal Page: S304
• Effective Date: August 28, 2005

Current Bill Summary

SB 391 - Under current law, a person in the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, or Jackson County may file a nuisance action against a nearby property owner when the property owner fails to maintain his or her property. This act grants neighborhood organizations in the City of St. Louis standing to file these nuisance actions.

This act is similar to provisions in CCS/SS/SCS/HCS/HB 58 (2005).

SUSAN HENDERSON