Property Maintenance in Clay County, MO (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Clay County, Missouri.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Clay County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Property Blight
Clay County directly enforces property maintenance in unincorporated areas through code enforcement. Under RSMo 67.398, which reaches Clay County because it contains part of Kansas City, junk, debris, derelict vehicles and overgrown lots can be declared public nuisances and abated.
Clay County Property Blight & Nuisance Rules
Some RestrictionsRSMo § 67.398.1
may enact ordinances to provide for the abatement of a condition of any lot or land that has the presence of a nuisance including, but not limited to, debris of any kind, weed cuttings, cut, fallen, or hazardous trees and shrubs, overgrown vegetation and noxious weeds which are seven inches or more in height, rubbish and trash, lumber not piled or stacked twelve inches off the ground, rocks or ...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Owners of vacant lots in unincorporated Clay County must keep them clear of overgrowth and junk. Under RSMo 67.398 the county can abate weeds seven inches or more in height, plus trash and debris, and bill the owner.
Clay County Vacant Lot Maintenance
Some RestrictionsRSMo § 67.398.1
may enact ordinances to provide for the abatement of a condition of any lot or land that has the presence of a nuisance including, but not limited to, debris of any kind, weed cuttings, cut, fallen, or hazardous trees and shrubs, overgrown vegetation and noxious weeds which are seven inches or more in height, rubbish and trash, lumber not piled or stacked twelve inches off the ground, rocks or ...
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