St. Joseph · Buchanan County · Missouri
Find the City contact for a planning or code question, read what Missouri law says about deed-recording fees, and compare sale options for an inherited, tenant-occupied, damaged, or lien-affected house.
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This page brings together St. Joseph's City planning and code contacts, Missouri sale-and-recording rules, and links for common selling situations. The City/County GIS map can orient you to a parcel; county records can confirm address-specific jurisdiction.
A property valuation, an unpaid-tax balance, a recorded deed, and a court judgment are different record questions from City planning or code enforcement. Match the question to the office responsible for that record rather than treating one City department as the answer for all four.
Useful local offices
These contacts serve City planning, code, and property-maintenance needs. Check the property's exact jurisdiction before relying on a City office for an address-specific issue.
City of St. Joseph · city code, rental certification, planning, and historic preservation
Contact this department for City planning and community-development questions, including rental certification and historic-preservation matters.
1100 Frederick Avenue, Room 107 · 816-271-4827. The City lists weekday hours on its department page.
City of St. Joseph · property maintenance and nuisance-code inquiries
Contact the Property Maintenance Manager / Code Enforcement for a City property-maintenance or nuisance-code question.
1100 Frederick Avenue, Room 405 · 816-271-4620 · weekdays, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Missouri sale costs
Missouri's Constitution bars the state, counties, and other local governments from imposing new taxes on the sale or transfer of real estate after December 2, 2010. State law separately sets recorder fees: $5 for the first deed page and $3 for each additional page, plus per-document fees added by law. Ask the title company or closing professional to confirm the exact recording charges for your documents.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. That does not pay a mortgage balance, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes; ask the closing professional to show those separate amounts.
Selling situations
Start with the situation that most closely matches the house or the decision you are weighing.
Review sale options and questions that can come up with an inherited house.
Compare a sale option with the notice and timing questions in front of you.
Review property-sale questions when a house is part of a divorce.
Consider the current occupancy and sale options for a tenant-occupied property.
Find sale options and the local code contacts for a property with a notice or violation.
Review options for a house with fire damage and questions to check before a sale.
Review questions about liens or other recorded claims affecting a property sale.
Read or compare
Use the market report for its dated local context, then change the calculator inputs to match the costs you want to compare. The process guide explains how a direct sale works.
St. Joseph, MO Home Sale Net Proceeds Calculator
CalculatorCompare what you would keep from listing your house or selling as-is for cash. Change the repair costs, cleanout, monthly bills and closing costs to fit your house.
Read the local market report and keep its dates and geography with the figures.
Compare sale paths and the decisions sellers may want to weigh.
Read about options for selling an as-is house in St. Joseph.
Browse local articles about home-selling questions and next steps.
See the steps from sharing the address to reviewing written terms and closing.
Talk through the property
Tell us what you are weighing—an as-is sale, a notice, repairs, occupancy, or another property question. You can also call 888-274-5006.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
Share the property address and what you are weighing about a sale.
For City planning, rental certification, and historic-preservation questions, contact St. Joseph Planning & Community Development at 816-271-4827, 1100 Frederick Avenue, Room 107. Its official page lists weekday hours.
Contact the City Property Maintenance Manager / Code Enforcement at 816-271-4620, 1100 Frederick Avenue, Room 405. The City lists weekday hours of 8 a.m.–5 p.m. for this office.
The City/County GIS map can help orient you to the parcel. Confirm address-specific jurisdiction in county records; a city boundary result alone does not decide a particular parcel, estate venue, title, or tax account.
The Missouri Constitution bars the state, counties, and other local governments from imposing new taxes on a real-estate sale or transfer after December 2, 2010. Ask the title company or closing professional to confirm recording charges and any separate property balances for your transaction.
Missouri law sets a recorder fee of $5 for the first deed page and $3 for each additional page, with other per-document fees added by state law. The title company or closing professional can confirm the exact recording charges for your documents.