Boone County, MO HOA Rules: Assessment & Dues (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- Any plat including common land
- Mechanism
- Recorded private trust agreement
- Funding
- Annual or more-frequent lot assessments
- Enforcement
- Assessment liens enforceable by foreclosure
- Public dedication
- Needs separate binding maintenance agreement
Summary
Boone County's Subdivision Regulations require a recorded trust agreement whenever a plat includes common land, naming a trustee whose upkeep of that land is funded by mandatory assessments against every lot.
When common land is to be included in or adjacent to a subdivision or development, a private trust agreement shall be recorded concurrently with the plat which shall provide for the proper and continuous maintenance and supervision of said common land by a trustee and payment for such maintenance and supervision by means of annual or more frequent assessments against lots and provision for assessment secured by assessment liens enforceable by foreclosure. No common land shall be dedicated to public use or otherwise conveyed to the public or any public agency or other public or private entity without recorded contractually binding agreement conferring financial responsibility and liability for maintenance and supervision of such common land with any such agency or entity.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.
Full Breakdown
When a Boone County subdivision plat includes common land, the developer must record a private trust agreement alongside the plat. That agreement puts a trustee in charge of maintaining and supervising the common land and funds the work through annual or more-frequent assessments against every lot in the subdivision, with unpaid assessments collectible through an assessment lien and foreclosure. The county will not accept dedication of that common land to public use unless a separate recorded agreement assigns some public or private entity financial responsibility and liability for its upkeep.
Violations & Fines
Violating the common-land trust/assessment requirement is a misdemeanor under § 1.9.3; unpaid assessments are additionally recoverable through a lien and foreclosure against the lot.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who maintains common land in a Boone County subdivision?
What happens if a lot owner doesn't pay their assessment?
Sources & Official References
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