Boone County Nuisance Abatement Information

The Columbia/Boone County Health Department may declare that a property is a public nuisance if the condition of the property may endanger public safety, or is unhealthy or unsafe.

• Conditions such as the presence of trash or rubbish, derelict vehicles, abandoned appliances, or overgrown or noxious weeds may constitute a public nuisance.

• The Health Department will notify the property owner that a public nuisance exists and give the owner a specified period of time to abate, or clean up, the nuisance.

• If the property owner fails to comply or abate the nuisance, the Boone County Commission may issue an order of abatement in which the costs to abate the nuisance is expensed to the Health Department.

• The county will seek restitution for the costs by creating a special assessment tax bill that is to be collected by the Boone County Collector.

• The special assessment tax bill for the abatement is due by December 31 in the year of the assessment. The bill will be considered delinquent if unpaid by January 1 of the following year. All applicable late penalties and fees will apply to delinquent bills.

• The special assessment resulting from a nuisance abatement shall be considered a personal debt against the owner and it shall also be a lien on the property until it is paid.

• Statutorily, other cities in Boone County may request the county collector to bill and assess nuisances that may have been abated by the city.

For more information or to report a possible public nuisance, contact the Columbia/Boone County Health Department at (573) 874-7339. Or visit the department's Web site at http://gocolumbiamo.com/Health/.

For answers to any questions concerning a nuisance abatement bill, please contact the collectors office at (573) 886-4285.

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