RSMo §448.1-102
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Uniform Condominium Act — Applicability
Establishes the September 28, 1983, cutoff date. Post-1983 condominiums are governed by the full UCA. Pre-1983 condominiums are subject to enumerated UCA provisions — including §448.3-115 assessments and §448.3-116 lien authority — but only for events and circumstances occurring after September 28, 1983, and without invalidating existing declarations, bylaws, or plats. Sections 448.005-448.210 do not apply to post-1983 condominiums.
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Statutory Text
Verified Jul 8, 2026 · REVISOR_MO_GOV
448.1-102. Applicability. — 1. Sections 448.1-101 to 448.4-120 apply to all condominiums created within this state after September 28, 1983. Sections 448.1-103, 448.1-105, 448.1-106, 448.1-107, 448.2-103, 448.2-104, and subdivisions (1) through (6) and (11) through (16) of subsection 1 of section 448.3-102, and sections 448.3-111, 448.3-115, 448.3-116, 448.4-105, and 448.4-113, to the extent necessary in construing any of those sections, apply to all condominiums created in this state before September 28, 1983; but those sections apply only with respect to events and circumstances occurring after September 28, 1983, and do not invalidate existing provisions of the declaration, bylaws, or plats of those condominiums. 2. The provisions of sections 448.005 to 448.210 do not apply to condominiums created after September 28, 1983, and do not invalidate any amendment to the declaration, bylaws, and plats of any condominium created before September 28, 1983, if the amendment would be permitted by sections 448.1-101 to 448.4-120. The amendment shall be adopted in conformity with the procedures and requirements specified by those instruments and by sections 448.005 to 448.210. If the amendment grants to any person any rights, powers, or privileges permitted by sections 448.1-101 to 448.4-120, all correlative obligations, liabilities, and restrictions in sections 448.1-101 to 448.4-120 also apply to that person. 3. Sections 448.1-101 to 448.4-120 do not apply to condominiums or units located outside this state, but the original sale certificate provisions of sections 448.1-101 to 448.4-120 apply to all contracts for the dispositions thereof signed in this state by any party.
Governance
| Ref | Requirement |
|---|---|
| 1 | September 28, 1983 is the dividing line — but even a 1970s Missouri condo collects and liens under the modern act's rules for anything that happens today. |
Other sections in this chapter
- RSMo §448.005 — Condominium Property Act — Title of Law
- RSMo §448.1-101 — Uniform Condominium Act — Short Title
- RSMo §448.3-102 — Uniform Condominium Act — Powers of Unit Owners' Association
- RSMo §448.3-103 — Uniform Condominium Act — Executive Board Members and Officers
- RSMo §448.3-105 — Uniform Condominium Act — Termination of Contracts and Leases of Declarant
- RSMo §448.3-108 — Uniform Condominium Act — Meetings
- RSMo §448.3-113 — Uniform Condominium Act — Insurance
- RSMo §448.3-115 — Uniform Condominium Act — Assessments for Common Expenses
- RSMo §448.3-116 — Uniform Condominium Act — Lien for Assessments
- RSMo §448.3-118 — Uniform Condominium Act — Association Records
- RSMo §448.4-109 — Uniform Condominium Act — Resales of Units
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