Certificate of Value (COV)
Must Be Filed With Assessor
Before Deed is Recorded
In Missouri, the filing of a Certificate of Value (COV) is a county ordinance requirement for deed recordation in
City of St. Louis
Jackson County
St. Charles County
St. Louis County
Since 1987, St. Louis City Revised Code Chapter 5.70 Real Estate Title Conveyance has required a Grantee (Buyer) to file a COV with the St. Louis City Assessor before recording a deed.
St. Louis City Assessor
City Hall, Room 114
(First Floor, southwest corner, down the hall from Recorder)
1200 Market Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
314.622.3212
St. Louis City Revised Code Section 5.70.060 Penalty for violation. It is a violation of this chapter for any person or legal entity responsible for filing a Certificate of Value pursuant to this chapter to:
A. Fail to have a Certificate of Value on file with the Assessor's Office before any recordation of a deed or other instrument of conveyance of title to real estate subsequent to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter; or
B. Allow a Certificate of Value known by said person or legal entity to be false to remain on file with the Assessor’s Office. Each day after the recordation of a deed or instrument with respect to which a Certificate of Value has not been filed, and each day on which a false Certificate of Value is allowed to remain on file, shall constitute a separate violation of this chapter, and each person who is convicted of any such violation shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each such violation. (Ord. 60506 § 5, 1987.)
