Weisenburger v. City of St. Joseph

NEWTON, Judge.

BACKGROUND

In January 1998, the City of St. Joseph, Missouri, (“City”) in an administrative condemnation hearing, found that the structures on property owned and controlled by Dennis Weisenburger (“Mr.Weisenbur-ger”) were dangerous. The City agreed to work with Mr. Weisenburger and entered into an agreement whereby he would have two years to demolish the structures. The City, however, explicitly reserved the right to exercise its option to demolish the buildings if they showed signs of further deterioration or safety problems. In December

1998, the City initiated a court action to…