Property Maintenance in Cass County, MO (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Cass County, Missouri.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
Under Chapter 505, Cass County's Building Inspector can declare a structure in unincorporated Cass County a dangerous building and public nuisance for conditions like severe structural damage, fire hazards, or trash accumulation, opening a notice, hearing and abatement order process before the County Commission.
Cass County Dangerous Building Abatement
Significant RestrictionsCass County Code § 505.050
Any building having any of the following conditions is hereby declared a dangerous building and public nuisance, to the extent that such conditions are detrimental to the life, health, property, or safety of the public or its occupants: ... Those which, exclusive of the foundation, show thirty-three percent (33%) or more of damage or deterioration of the supporting members, or fifty percent (50...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
In unincorporated Cass County, the Zoning Order prohibits any condition on land that breeds rodents or insects or otherwise creates a dangerous, noxious or objectionable hazard to public health, peace or comfort. The rule reaches vacant and unimproved parcels equally with occupied lots, and the Zoning Enforcement Officer enforces it under Section 400.030.
Cass County Nuisance Rule for Vacant Land
Some RestrictionsCass County Code § 400.030(A)(23)(l)
Other Nuisance Conditions. Any condition conducive to the breeding of rodents or insects, or contributing any other dangerous, noxious, injurious, or objectionable condition, substance or element which would create any hazard to public health, peace, or comfort, which is contrary to the purpose of this Zoning Order shall be prohibited on any land within the County.
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