Missouri and Cape Girardeau Associations Put NAR Land Use Initiative Services to Work

When the City Council of Cape Girardeau got serious about implementing an onerous rental inspection program, the 292-member Cape Girardeau County Board of REALTORS^® got busy. The board worked with the Missouri Association, which in turn asked for help from NAR. Through NAR’s Land Use Initiative Program, the Cape Girardeau Board got a comprehensive review of the proposal from legal professionals. In the end, the City Council asked the Cape Girardeau Board to help them draft an acceptable ordinance. Along the way, the board combated several unfavorable news articles with letters to the editor, explaining that by commissioning a thorough and unbiased legal review of the proposed ordinance, the REALTORS^® were advocating for everyone’s best interests – including those of tenants and homeowners.

• Read more about Cape Girardeau’s successful campaign to improve their rental inspection ordinance (208K PDF)