Kansas City Missouri Ordinance 260667: KCMO to fund $500K in North Lawn apartment repairs with taxpayer money — MAREI advocacy

KCMO to Fund $500K in Repairs With Taxpayer Money — Ordinance 260667

On July 23, 2026, the Kansas City Council passed Ordinance 260667 in a single day — no committee, no public testimony — to spend $500,000 in taxpayer money repairing a negligent out-of-state landlord’s apartments. MAREI breaks down what happened, why the “we’ll lien it” promise falls short, and the precedent that puts every property owner at risk.

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A St. Louis red-brick house split down the middle — one half a restored, owner-financed home in warm light, the other half boarded up and condemned — illustrating the slow flip lawsuit.

When a Tool Becomes a Trap: St. Louis Sues Over “Slow Flip” Home Sales — and What It Means for Every Investor Who Seller-Finances

The City of St. Louis has sued a real estate company over “slow flip” home sales — contract-for-deed deals that put credit-challenged buyers into overpriced, often uninhabitable homes without occupancy permits. Here’s what happened, why the city sued, what Missouri’s Contract for Deed Act actually requires, and how to use seller financing the right way.

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