Title XXIX — OWNERSHIP AND CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY

441.005. Definitions. — Except as otherwise provided, when used in chapter 534, chapter 535, or this chapter, the following terms mean: (1) "Landlord", the owner or lessor of the premises or a person authorized by the owner to exercise any aspect of the management of the premises…

441.010. Covenant or contract of tenant to repair — effect of. — No covenant or contract to repair shall impose upon a tenant the obligation to rebuild or repair any building destroyed by fire without the procurement, connivance or neglect of such tenant, his agents or servants, …

441.020. Illegal use of premises renders lease void. — Whenever any lessee of any house, apartment or building permits any prohibited gaming table, bank or device to be set up or be kept or used upon the premises, for the purpose of gaming, or keeping in the same a bawdyhouse, br…

441.030. Tenant not to assign without consent — nor violate conditions — nor commit waste. — No tenant for a term not exceeding two years, or at will, or by sufferance, shall assign or transfer his term or interest, or any part thereof, to another without the written assent of th…

441.040. Landlord may take possession, when — landlord liable, when, burden of proof. — If any tenant violates the provisions of section 441.020 or 441.030, the landlord, or person holding under the landlord, after giving ten days' notice to vacate the premises, shall have a righ…

441.043. Prohibited ordinances and resolutions, exceptions. — 1. No county or city, or county or city with a charter form of government may enact, maintain, or enforce any ordinance or resolution which regulates the amount of rent to be charged for privately-owned, single-family,…

441.050. Tenancy from year to year, how terminated. — Either party may terminate a tenancy from year to year by giving notice, in writing, of his intention to terminate the same, not less than sixty days next before the end of the year. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 2969) Prior revisio…

441.060. Tenancy at will, sufferance, month to month, how terminated — judgment of eviction, how effectuated, landlord's liability. — 1. A tenancy at will or by sufferance, or for less than one year, may be terminated by the person entitled to the possession by giving one month's…

441.065. Abandonment of rental premises, when, procedure. — Any property of a tenant remaining in or at the premises, after the tenant abandons the premises, may be removed or disposed of by the landlord without liability to the tenant for such removal or disposition. The premise…

441.070. No notice necessary, when. — No notice to quit shall be necessary from or to a tenant whose term is to end at a certain time, or when, by special agreement, notice is dispensed with. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 2972) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2585; 1919 § 6881; 1909 § 7884

441.080. Liability of tenants after termination of term. — If any tenant for life or years, or if any other person, who may come into the possession of any lands or tenements under or by collusion with such tenant, shall willfully hold over the same after the termination of such …

441.090. Recovery action — tenant served with summons — notice — penalty. — Every tenant on whom a summons in an action to recover the tenements held by him shall be served shall forthwith give notice thereof to the person, or the agent of the person, of whom such tenant holds, u…

441.100. Tenant giving notice to quit, and failing to do so, liable. — If any tenant shall give notice, in writing, of his intention to quit the premises held by him, at a time specified in such notice, and shall not deliver up the possession thereof at such time, such tenant, hi…

441.110. Such rent, how recovered. — Such double rent shall be recovered in the same manner, at the same time, that the single rent is recoverable. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 2965) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2579; 1919 § 6875; 1909 § 7878

441.120. Oral evidence not to show renewal of lease or change — notice to quit. — 1. In all cases where a tenant holds over after the termination of the time for which the premises were let or leased, under a written contract between the lessor or his agent and the tenant or his …

441.130. Alienee or assignee may recover rent. — If the owner or holder of the lands, tenements, an estate or a lease term alienates or assigns such owner's or holder's lands, tenement, estate or term, or the rent thereafter to fall due on such premises after such alienation or a…

441.140. Grants of rents good without attornment of tenants. — Grants of rents, or of lands, tenements, estates, lease terms, reversions or remainders pursuant to section 441.130 or section 535.070 shall be good and shall be effective without the consent of the tenants; unless ot…

441.150. Attornment to stranger void — exceptions. — The attornment of a tenant to a stranger shall be void, and shall not in any wise affect the possession of his landlord, unless it is made: (1) With the consent of the landlord; or (2) Pursuant to or in consequence of a judgmen…

441.160. Executor or administrator of tenant for life may recover rents. — The executors or administrators of any tenant for life, who shall have demised any lands or tenements so held, and shall die on or before the day when any rent on such demise shall become payable, may reco…

441.170. Remedy of executor or administrator. — The executors or administrators of any person to whom any rent shall have been due and unpaid at the time of the death of such person may have the same remedy, by action against the tenant, his executors or administrators, for the r…

441.180. Rents dependent on life of another, how recovered when unpaid. — Every person entitled to any rents, dependent upon the life of any other, may, notwithstanding the death of such other person, have the same remedy, by action, for the recovery of all arrears of such rents …

441.190. Rent due on lease for life, how recovered. — Any person having any rent due upon any lease for life may have the same remedy, by action for the recovery thereof, as if such lease were for years. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 2961) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2575; 1919 § 6871; 190…

441.200. Landlord may recover for use and occupation. — A landlord may recover a reasonable satisfaction for the use and occupation of any lands or tenements held by any person under an agreement not made by deed. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 2974) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2587; 1919 §…

441.210. If parol demise appear on trial, shall be evidence of what. — If a parol demise, or other agreement not by deed, by which a certain rent is reserved, appear in evidence on the trial of such action, the plaintiff shall not on that account be debarred from a recovery, but …

441.220. Rent may be recovered of whom, and how. — Rent may be recovered from the lessee or person owing it, or his assignee or undertenant, or the representative of either, by the same remedies given in sections 441.240 to 441.280; but no assignee or undertenant shall be liable …

441.230. If tenant sublet, landlord may join sublessees in same actions. — In case any tenant shall sublet any premises or any part thereof demised or let to him, the landlord shall have the right, in any action provided for by this chapter and chapter 535, to join as party defen…

441.233. Landlord's unlawful removal or exclusion of tenant, liability — interruption of services, landlord's liability. — 1. Except as provided in section 441.065, a landlord or its agent who removes or excludes a tenant or the tenant's personal property from the premises withou…

441.234. Tenant may deduct cost of repair of rental premises from rent, when — limitations. — 1. The provisions of this section shall apply only to a tenant who has lawfully resided on the rental premises for six consecutive months, has paid all rent and charges due the landlord …

441.236. Disclosures required for transfer of property where methamphetamine production occurred. — In the event that any premises to be rented, leased, sold, transferred or conveyed is or was used as a site for methamphetamine production, the owner, seller, landlord or other tra…

441.240. Attachment for rent. — 1. Any person who shall be liable to pay rent, whether the same be due or not, or whether the same be payable in money or other thing, if the rent be due within one year thereafter, shall be liable to attachment for such rent, in the following inst…

441.250. Proceedings to be same as in suits by attachment. — Proceedings on all attachments issued under this chapter shall be the same as provided by law in case of suits by attachment. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 2987) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2600; 1919 § 6894; 1909 § 7897

441.260. Who may recover rent. — Any person to whom rent is due, whether he have the reversion or not or his personal representatives or assignee, may recover such rent, as provided in sections 441.240 and 441.250, whatever be the estate of the person owning the land, or though h…

441.270. What property exempt from attachment for rent. — Property exempt from execution shall be also exempt from attachment for rent, except the crop grown on the demised premises on which the rent claimed is due. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 2992) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2605; 1919…

441.280. Landlord's lien on crops for rent. — Every landlord shall have a lien upon the crops grown on the demised premises in any year, for the rent that shall accrue for such year, and such lien shall continue for eight months after such rent shall become due and payable, and n…

441.290. Landlord's lien for money or supplies furnished tenant. — Every landlord shall have a superior lien, against which the tenant shall not be entitled to any exemption, upon the whole crop of the tenant raised upon the leased or rented premises, to reimburse the landlord fo…

441.300. Lien, how enforced. — The landlord may enforce the lien given in sections 441.280 and 441.290 by distress or attachment, in the manner provided in this chapter for the collection of rent, and subject to the same liability, and the action for money or supplies and for ren…

441.500. Definitions. — As used in sections 441.500 to 441.643, the following terms mean: (1) "Abatement", the removal or correction, including demolition, of any condition at a property that violates the provisions of any duly enacted building or housing code, as well as the mak…

441.510. Civil action, how maintained — procedure. — 1. If any building or dwelling is found to be in violation of building or housing codes which the county, municipality, local housing corporation or neighborhood association in the exercise of reasonable discretion believes con…

441.520. Parties to action — designation of registered agent required, when. — 1. The action to appoint a receiver authorized by section 441.510 shall be commenced by the filing of a verified petition by the county, municipality, local housing corporation or neighborhood associat…

[Repealed or reserved.]

441.540. No jury trial. — Trial shall be by the court without a jury. ­­-------- (L. 1969 p. 537 § 5)

441.550. Notice of application filed with recorder of deeds. — In any application for receivership brought pursuant to sections 441.500 to 441.643, the county, municipality, local housing corporation or neighborhood association shall file for record, with the recorder of deeds of…

441.560. Denial of entry a defense. — It shall be a sufficient defense to the proceeding if the defendant establishes that he, the owner or his agent has been unable to obtain entry to a portion of the premises for the purpose of correcting the nuisance, notwithstanding his good …

441.570. Action of court upon finding a nuisance exists. — The court may, after hearing and finding the dwelling unit or building constitutes a nuisance: (1) Appoint a receiver and direct that present and future rents due from one or more occupants be paid by the occupant or occu…

441.580. Payment of rent, effect of. — Upon the entry of an order directing the payment of rents pursuant to section 441.570, such payment in accordance with the terms of the order shall be a valid defense to any action or proceeding brought by an owner against any tenant to reco…

441.590. Court orders, provisions. — 1. The court may, in any order entered pursuant to section 441.570: (1) Authorize the receiver to draw upon the rents deposited in court to pay for the cost of necessary repairs upon presentment to the court of the original copy of any invoice…

441.600. Receiver discharged, when. — The receiver shall be discharged upon rendering a full and complete accounting to the court when the conditions giving rise to the receivership have been removed and the cost thereof, and all other costs authorized by sections 441.500 to 441.…

441.610. Waiver of provisions of sections 441.500 to 441.640 void. — Any provision of a lease or other agreement whereby any provision of sections 441.500 to 441.643 for the benefit of an occupant of a dwelling unit or units is waived or denied shall be deemed against public poli…

441.630. Duties of occupant. — Every occupant of a dwelling unit under the provisions of sections 441.500 to 441.643 shall be responsible to pay all rents due from him or her when such rents become due and to exercise reasonable care: (1) To dispose of all rubbish and garbage in …

441.641. Court appoints receiver to abate nuisance — holder of title does not act to regain possession, transfer of title, when. — If the court appoints a receiver to abate a nuisance pursuant to sections 441.500 to 441.643, and the holder of title to the property or any other pa…