Foreclosure of Liens for Delinquent Land Taxes by Action in Rem v. Housing Authority of Kansas City

JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.

This case involves a land-tax dispute between the Housing Authority of Kansas City and the City of Kansas City. The City, pursuant to its charter, enacted an assessment on all real property abutting various boulevards and streets maintained and supervised by the Board of Park Commissioners. The City filed two separate suits seeking to collect unpaid assessments on seventeen properties owned by the Housing Authority. The City appeals from summary judgment entered in favor of the Authority in the first suit, while the Authority appeals from the judgment entered in the…