Asbestos Abatement in Kansans City, MO

[Trey Dyer]

Hello all,

I’ve run into a wall while doing some DD on asbestos abatement in KC. I am from out of state and I’m not familiar with the local ordinances/regulations so I was hoping to gain some clarification. I do not own property in KC but I have my eyes on a few SF homes that were built pre 1980s. My plan is to buy and hold.

PUB02121 of the MO Department of Natural Resources states that “demolition or renovation to an institutional, commercial, public, industrial or residential structure (excluding exempt residential structures as described in the preceding section) will involve greater than 160 square feet, 260 linear feet, or 35 cubic feet of regulated asbestos containing materials, then the removal of the asbestos is regulated by the department” but the City Planning and Development Guidelines for KC state “any person undertaking the demolition or renovation of any structure shall employ Missouri registered contractors and certified workers”.

It seems to me that the city regulation requires you to contract a certified asbestos abatement professional while the DNR will only require this action when meeting a certain threshold of asbestos material but I am not sure.

I should add that I am not an experienced real estate investor nor do I work in the real estate industry but I want to go into this with my eyes open and I am sure I will have many more questions in the future.

Thank you,

Trey