Blue Springs, MO HOA Rules: Board Governance (2026)

Blue Springs requires the owner of any subdivision that creates common open space, entrance structures or recreational ground to form a Property Owners' Association or Homeowners' Association under City Code Section 406.080(A), and the association must exist before any lot in the subdivision is sold. Subsection (A)(1) requires the association to be established in recorded subdivision restrictions and duly incorporated, and it must stay in good standing with the Office of the Missouri Secretary of State at all times, not just at formation. Membership is not optional: subsection (A)(2) makes it mandatory for every owner of real property within the subdivision, so a buyer cannot opt out of dues or governance by declining to join.

Subsection (A)(3) assigns the association perpetual ownership and maintenance of common open space, subdivision entrance structures and recreational ground, along with paying property taxes on those areas, carrying liability insurance and maintaining any stormwater detention or retention facilities located on the common open space once construction is complete. Subsection (A)(4)(a) requires the owner to file a declaration of restrictions and a declaration of association with the preliminary and final plat, approved by the City Attorney, and to supply the City Council and Planning Commission a copy of the articles of incorporation and full bylaws.

The City Council can also require the developer to grant the City an easement over common open space under subsection (A)(4)(b) to keep it permanently open. A violation of any part of Section 406.080 is punishable, upon conviction, under the general penalty in Section 100.080 of the City Code.