If a court puts someone called a receiver in charge of a property to fix a nuisance, and the owner or anyone else with an interest in the property does nothing to get the property back within two years, the court can transfer ownership of the property to the receiver or to a nonprofit organization.
441.641. Court appoints to — of does not act to regain , , when. — If the court appoints a receiver to abate a nuisance sections 441.500 to 441.643, and the holder of title to the property or any other does not take to regain possession of the property within two years of the appointment of the receiver, the court may, for , a ring title to the property to the receiver, or to any organized pursuant to law.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1992 H.B. 1434 & 1490 § 1, A.L. 1998 H.B. 977 & 1608)
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