{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"neighborhood-legal-support-of-kansas-city","displayName":"Neighborhood Legal Support of Kansas City","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87057:undated","opinionId":"9f0c5bbc-4263-5314-86d5-0f14c2db1892","slug":"neighborhood-legal-support-of-kansas-city-v-robert-ontman-d87057","caseName":"Neighborhood Legal Support of Kansas City vs. Robert Ontman","caseNumber":"WD87057","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Robert Ontman appealed the trial court's judgment, following a bench trial, which found his property constituted a private nuisance and ordered him to abate it. Neighborhood Legal Support of Kansas City (NLS) had filed the nuisance claim after Ontman failed to rehabilitate a blighted property he acquired from NLS. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, addressing Ontman's seven points on appeal, including standing, due process claims, admissibility of lay opinion testimony, and the legality of property inspections.","primaryTopic":"property-real-estate","topicSlugs":["property-real-estate","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=221080","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/neighborhood-legal-support-of-kansas-city-v-robert-ontman-d87057","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: property-real-estate"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/real-estate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}