{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-139.070","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 139.070","heading":"Mortgagee or other lienholders — payment of taxes.","body":"Any person who has a lien by mortgage or otherwise, upon any real property upon which the taxes have not been paid, may pay such taxes and the interest, penalty and costs thereon; and the receipt of the county collector shall constitute an additional lien upon such land, to the amount therein stated; and the amount so paid and the interest thereon at the rate specified in the mortgage or other instrument shall be collectible with, or as a part of, and in the same manner as the amount secured by the original lien.","path":["Title X - TAXATION AND REVENUE","Chapter 139 - Payment and Collection of Current Taxes"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=139.070","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:25Z","sha256":"1bbddd78f8416e7b39d1aa037d493f121c65c8bdcf70523fe543174df29c99f6","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-139.060","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-139.080"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}