Butler County Destroyed Property Claim Form - Chris Rickman, Butler County Assessor

Missouri Revised Statute 137.082

9. The assessor of such county (which adopts this statute) shall, upon application of the property owner, remove on a pro rata basis from the tax book for the current year any residential real property improvements destroyed by a natural disaster if such property is unoccupied and uninhabitable due to such destruction. If the assessor, subsequent to such destruction, considers such property occupied as provided in subsection 2 of this section, the assessor shall consider such property new construction and improvements and shall assess such property accordingly as provided in subsection 1 of this section. For purposes of this section, the term "natural disaster" means any disaster due to natural cases such as tornado, fire, flood, or earthquake.

I hereby make application under Section 137.082 of the Missouri Revised Statutes to remove the assessed valuation of real property listed above from the tax books of Butler County for the year (listed below). I certify the property has been destroyed, is unoccupied and uninhabitable.

I understand the property will be returned to the tax books upon completion of any new improvements as determined by occupancy. Approximate date property will become habitable/occupied again will be:

This is an accurate and true statement, and I understand that any person who completes this list and, with the intent to defraud, includes property on this list that was not destroyed by natural disaster shall, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, be assessed double the value of any fraudulently listed.