141.570. What title vests on sale (first class charter counties).
What title vests on sale (first class charter counties).
141.570. 1. The title to any real estate which shall vestin the land trust under the provisions of sections 141.210 to141.810 shall be held by the land trust of such county in trustfor the tax bill owners and taxing authorities having an interestin any tax liens which were foreclosed, as their interests mayappear in the judgment of foreclosure.
2. The title to any real estate which shall vest in anypurchaser, upon confirmation of such sale by the court, shall bean absolute estate in fee simple, subject to rights-of-waythereon of public utilities on which tax has been otherwise paid,and subject to any lien thereon of the United States of America,if any, and all persons, including the state of Missouri,infants, incapacitated and disabled persons as defined in chapter475, RSMo, and nonresidents who may have had any right, title,interest, claim, or equity of redemption in or to, or lien upon,such lands, shall be barred and forever foreclosed of all suchright, title, interest, claim, lien or equity of redemption, andthe court shall order immediate possession of such real estate begiven to such purchaser; provided, however, that such title shallalso be subject to the liens of any tax bills which may haveattached to such parcel of real estate prior to the time of thefiling of the petition affecting such parcel of real estate notthen delinquent, or which may have attached after the filing ofthe petition and prior to sheriff's sale and not included in anyanswer to such petition, but if such parcel of real estate issold to the land trust, the title thereto shall be free of anysuch liens to the extent of the interest of any taxing authorityin such real estate; provided further, that such title shall notbe subject to the lien of special tax bills which have attachedto the parcel of real estate prior to November 22, 1943, but thelien of such special tax bills shall attach to the proceeds ofthe sheriff's sale or to the proceeds of the ultimate sale ofsuch parcel by the land trust.
(L. 1943 p. 1029 § 27, A.L. 1945 p. 1761, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)(2002) City's right to proceed against property for satisfaction of city's demolition debt was extinguished upon confirmation of tax sale, and thus lien securing that right after sale was effectively barred. Dean Realty Co. v. City of Kansas City, 85 S.W.3d 83 (Mo.App.W.D.).