St. Louis Real Estate re-occupancy permit program…more revenue.

There is always something in the news to spoil my morning coffee!

Today’s Southwest St. Louis County Journal devoted an entire paragraph to the “new re-occupancy permit program“. Not much substance but pretty much just an announcement of a community meeting held at the Affton High School Cafeteria, May 10, 2007. The meeting begins at 7:00pm for interested parties.

Further research on the article provided the following information. If you purchase a house or condo in unincorporated St. Louis County beginning July 1,2007, a re-occupancy inspection and permit ($80.00) will be required from the Division of Neighborhood Services before occupying the premises. The inspectors will check for basic property maintenance items such as plumbing, roofing, gutters, and wiring. It goes without saying that defects will need to be corrected before re-occupying the property.

The law has been expanded from only covering rental properties (apartments and single family rental houses) and owner-occupied single family houses in a few conservation districts to include all unincorporated areas.

I guess they have to find something for the St. Louis County “appraisers” to do in the even numbered years?