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MO Rev Stat § 441.750 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.750 - Immediate eviction, not granted when — tenant's burden of proof.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   441.750. Immediate eviction, not granted when — tenant's burden of proof. — 1. The court shall not order the eviction of a tenant under section 441.740 if the tenant establishes that he or she in no way furthered, promoted, aided or assisted in activity described in section 441.740, and that the tenant did not know or have reason to know that such activity was occurring on or within the property, or the tenant was unable to take action to prevent the activity because of verbal or physical coercion by the person conducting the activity.  2. Actions filed pursuant to sections 441.710 to 441.880 against a tenant, where the criminal activity described in section 441.740 is alleged to have been conducted by a person other than a tenant, may be filed following at least five days' written notice to the tenant specifying the provisions of this section and the conduct alleged in the petition, provided the tenant then fails to take at least one of the following measures against the person alleged to be conducting such activity and delivers written proof of same to the plaintiff:  (1) The tenant seeks a protective order, restraining order, order to vacate the premises, or other similar relief which would apply to such activity; or  (2) The tenant reports the activity to a law enforcement agency or the county or prosecuting attorney in an effort to initiate a criminal action against the person conducting the activity. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 361)
MO Rev Stat § 441.760 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.760 - Immediate removal of parties other than tenant, when — immediate removal of tenant or lessee, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   441.760. Immediate removal of parties other than tenant, when — immediate removal of tenant or lessee, when. — 1. If the plaintiff has met its burden of proof for a complete eviction but the tenant successfully pleads an affirmative defense to the eviction pursuant to section 441.750, then the court shall not terminate the tenancy but shall order the immediate removal of any person who the court finds conducted the drug-related activity which was the subject of the eviction proceeding.  2. If the plaintiff presents evidence that a person is not lawfully occupying a dwelling unit as either a tenant or a lessee, the court shall order the immediate removal of such person unlawfully occupying the dwelling unit. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 361, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1410 merged with S.B. 655)
MO Rev Stat § 441.770 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.770 - Court-ordered eviction, when — court-ordered removal of third party from leased premises, when — expedited eviction order — stay of execution of eviction order, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   441.770. Court-ordered eviction, when — court-ordered removal of third party from leased premises, when — expedited eviction order — stay of execution of eviction order, when. — 1. If the grounds for an eviction have been established pursuant to subsection 1 of section 441.740, the court shall order that the tenant be evicted from the leased property. Following the order, the tenant shall have twenty-four hours to vacate the premises and the landlord shall subsequently have a right to reenter and take possession of the premises.  2. If the grounds for a removal have been established pursuant to subsection 2 of section 441.740, the court shall order that those persons found to be engaging in the criminal activity described therein be immediately removed and barred from the leased property, but the court shall not order the tenancy be terminated.  3. The court may order the expedited execution of an eviction or removal order by requiring the order's enforcement by the appropriate agency within a specified number of days after final judgment.  4. The court may stay execution of an eviction or removal order for a reasonable length of time if the moving party establishes by clear and convincing evidence that immediate removal or eviction would pose a serious danger to the party and that this danger outweighs the safety, health and well-being of the surrounding community and of the plaintiff. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 361, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1410 merged with S.B. 655)
MO Rev Stat § 441.780 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.780 - Notice not required in certain eviction actions, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   441.780. Notice not required in certain eviction actions, when. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law concerning the procedures otherwise used in eviction proceedings, it shall not be necessary, except as provided in section 441.750, to provide notice to the tenant to vacate the premises prior to filing a cause of action pursuant to sections 441.710 to 441.880. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 361)
MO Rev Stat § 441.790 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.790 - Certain evidence admissible in certain eviction-related actions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   441.790. Certain evidence admissible in certain eviction-related actions. — Relevant evidence obtained in good faith by a law enforcement officer or agency shall be admissible in a civil action brought pursuant to sections 441.710 to 441.880. This provision operates even though the cause of action may have been brought or is being prosecuted by a law enforcement agency. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 361)
MO Rev Stat § 441.800 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.800 - Criminal prosecution unnecessary for certain eviction proceedings to begin — drug-related criminal conviction, effect on certain eviction proceedings.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   441.800. Criminal prosecution unnecessary for certain eviction proceedings to begin — drug-related criminal conviction, effect on certain eviction proceedings. — 1. A civil action brought pursuant to sections 441.710 to 441.880 shall not be precluded even though a criminal prosecution involving the drug-related activity has not been commenced, will not be commenced, has not been concluded or has been concluded without a judgment of conviction.  2. If a criminal prosecution involving the drug-related criminal activity results in a criminal conviction the conviction shall collaterally estop the convicted defendant from challenging the essential allegations of the criminal offense in any subsequent civil proceeding brought pursuant to sections 441.710 to 441.880. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 361)
MO Rev Stat § 441.810 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.810 - Discovery in certain eviction proceedings.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   441.810. Discovery in certain eviction proceedings. — The plaintiff shall provide to all defendants a reasonable opportunity, prior to the hearing, to examine all documents or records that are within the plaintiff's possession and which are relevant to the pending action. The court may allow further discovery if further discovery would not unduly delay the action and would ensure fair disposition of the action. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 361)
MO Rev Stat § 441.820 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.820 - Protection orders for witnesses in certain eviction proceedings.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   441.820. Protection orders for witnesses in certain eviction proceedings. — The court may issue orders to protect persons that may be called as witnesses in a civil action brought pursuant to sections 441.710 to 441.880. An order may issue upon a showing that the witness has been threatened, intimidated or otherwise has reason to fear for their safety if they are called as a witness in the cause of action. Protective orders issued pursuant to sections 441.710 to 441.880 may include, but are not limited to, the nondisclosure of names, addresses or the in camera examination of witnesses. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 361)
MO Rev Stat § 441.830 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.830 - Court authorized to grant preliminary relief to parties in certain eviction proceedings.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   441.830. Court authorized to grant preliminary relief to parties in certain eviction proceedings. — Pursuant to section 441.740, the court may issue restraining orders or grant whatever preliminary relief is necessary to either prevent the commission of drug-related criminal activity on or in the immediate vicinity of the leased premises, or to protect the rights and interests of the parties or those residing in the immediate vicinity of where the premises are located. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 361)
MO Rev Stat § 441.840 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.840 - Rent to continue accruing during certain eviction proceedings.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   441.840. Rent to continue accruing during certain eviction proceedings. — A landlord shall be entitled to collect rent due and owing from the tenant during the pendency of a civil action brought pursuant to sections 441.710 to 441.880. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 361)
MO Rev Stat § 441.850 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.850 - Certain parties entitled to attorney's fees in certain eviction proceedings, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   441.850. Certain parties entitled to attorney's fees in certain eviction proceedings, when. — An interested party or prosecuting attorney that prevails in an action brought pursuant to sections 441.710 to 441.880 shall be entitled to recover from the landlord the reasonable costs of prosecuting the suit, including but not limited to reasonable attorney's fees, if the landlord failed to take reasonable corrective action within thirty days after having received a written request to do so by the prevailing plaintiff. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 361)
MO Rev Stat § 441.860 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.860 - Remedies cumulative.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   441.860. Remedies cumulative. — The remedies authorized by sections 441.710 to 441.880 shall be cumulative with each other and shall be in addition to, not in lieu of, any other remedies available at law or in equity. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 361)
MO Rev Stat § 441.870 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.870 - Immunity from civil liability in certain eviction proceedings, granted when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   441.870. Immunity from civil liability in certain eviction proceedings, granted when. — Any person or organization that institutes or participates in an action brought pursuant to sections 441.710 to 441.880 shall be immune from civil liability for actions performed in good faith and in the furtherance of the cause of action. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 361)
MO Rev Stat § 442.010 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 442 - Titles and Conveyance of Real Estate|Section 442.010 - Definitions.

Effective - 01 Mar 2011, 2 histories   442.010. Definitions. — When used in this chapter unless otherwise apparent from the context:  (1) The term "adult" shall be construed as meaning any person who is eighteen years of age or older;  (2) The term "minor" shall be construed as meaning any person who is less than eighteen years of age;  (3) The term "real estate" shall be construed as coextensive in meaning with lands, tenements and hereditaments, and as embracing all chattels real and as including a manufactured home as defined in section 700.010, which is real estate as defined in subsection 7 of section 442.015. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3439, A.L. 1974 2d Ex. Sess. S.B. 2, A.L. 2010 S.B. 630)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3052; 1919 § 2211; 1909 § 2822  Effective 3-01-11
MO Rev Stat § 442.012 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 442 - Titles and Conveyance of Real Estate|Section 442.012 - Solar energy is a property right — eminent domain not permitted — easement requirements.

Effective - 28 Aug 1979   442.012. Solar energy is a property right — eminent domain not permitted — easement requirements. — 1. The right to utilize solar energy is a property right but eminent domain may not be used to obtain such property right.  2. Any easements obtained for the purpose of construction, reconstruction, remodeling or acquisition of a solar energy device shall only be created in writing and shall be subject to the same conveyancing and instrument recording requirements as other easements. Any instrument creating a solar easement shall include, but not be limited to: The vertical and horizontal angles, expressed in degrees, at which the solar easement extends over the real property subject to the solar easement and any terms or conditions or both under which the solar easement is granted or will be terminated. Easements for solar light shall be considered a negative easement and cannot be acquired by prescription but must be negotiated expressly. ­­-------- (L. 1979 H.B. 71 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 442.020 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 442 - Titles and Conveyance of Real Estate|Section 442.020 - Conveyances of lands.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   442.020. Conveyances of lands. — Conveyances of lands, or of any estate or interest therein, may be made by deed executed by any person having authority to convey the same, or by his agent or attorney, and acknowledged and recorded as herein directed, without any other act or ceremony whatever. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3401)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3014; 1919 § 2174; 1909 § 2787  CROSS REFERENCE:  Statute of frauds--conveyances to be in writing, 432.010  (1953) Conveyance of lots by reference to recorded plat on which tract was designated as private street, creates perpetual easement in such tract for street purposes in purchasers of lots abutting thereon and their successors. Larkin v. Kieselmann (Mo.), 259 S.W.2d 785. (1953) Because of statutory provisions for transfer of land by deed and the recording thereof, the reservation by grantor in a deed of the power to sell, rent, lease or otherwise dispose of land during his lifetime, while including the power to revoke the deed, is not invalid nor is such a deed a testamentary disposition of land. St. Louis County Nat. Bank v. Fielder, 364 Mo. 207, 260 S.W.2d 483. (1967) A contingent remainder is an "interest" in land within the meaning of this section. McNeal v. Bonnel (Mo.), 412 S.W.2d 167.
MO Rev Stat § 442.025 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 442 - Titles and Conveyance of Real Estate|Section 442.025 - Conveyance to self and others to create joint estate.

Effective - 28 Aug 1953   442.025. Conveyance to self and others to create joint estate. — 1. Any person or persons owning real estate, or any interest therein, which he or they have power to convey, may effectively convey such real estate by a conveyance naming himself or themselves and another person or persons, or one or more of themselves and another person or persons, as grantees, and the conveyance has the same effect as to whether it creates a joint tenancy, or tenancy by the entireties, or tenancy in common, or tenancy in partnership, as if it were a conveyance from a stranger who owned the real estate to the persons named as grantees in the conveyance.  2. Any two or more persons owning real estate, or any interest therein, which they have power to convey, may effectively convey such real estate by a conveyance naming one, or more than one, or all such persons as grantees, and the conveyance has the same effect, as to whether it creates a separate ownership, or a joint tenancy, or tenancy by the entireties, or tenancy in common, or tenancy in partnership, as if it were a conveyance from a stranger who owned the real estate, to the persons named as grantees in the conveyance.  3. Any "person" mentioned in this section may be a married person, and any "persons" so mentioned may be persons married to each other. ­­-------- (L. 1953 p. 615 § 442.024)  CROSS REFERENCE:  Homestead, conveyance requirements, 513.475  (1954) Tenants in common in trust estate, consisting of personal property, having power to alter or amend trust agreement, could make such changes as were necessary to change their ownership to joint tenancy with right of survivorship. Creek v. Union National Bank (Mo.), 266 S.W.2d 737. (1960) Conveyance to two persons with habendum clause reciting that grantees are to hold "as joint tenants, and not as tenants in common, with right of survivorship, and to their heirs and assigns forever" created joint tenancy and the right of survivorship was defeated by a subsequent conveyance by one of joint tenants. McClendon v. Johnson (Mo.), 337 S.W.2d 77. (1961) A deed executed in 1943 by owner of land to his wife conveying an interest in real estate and reciting that under the deed the first party was reserving unto himself a co-tenancy by the entirety with the party of the second part in and to said premises, the intention being to vest fee simple title in the premises in the grantor and grantee, husband and wife, by the entirety with the right of survivorship held to create an estate by the entirety. Kluck v. Metsger (Mo.), 349 S.W.2d 919.
MO Rev Stat § 442.030 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 442 - Titles and Conveyance of Real Estate|Section 442.030 - Conveyance of property of spouse — covenants.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   442.030. Conveyance of property of spouse — covenants. — A husband and wife may convey the real estate of the husband or wife by their joint deed acknowledged and certified as herein provided. Where the property conveyed is owned by the husband and wife as an estate by the entirety, then both shall be bound by the covenants therein expressed or implied. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3402, A.L. 2001 H.B. 537)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3015; 1919 § 2175; 1909 § 2788  CROSS REFERENCES:  Conveyance by joint deed of husband or wife and guardian of spouse, when authorized, 451.300  Homestead, how conveyed, 513.475  (1956) Where acknowledgment on deed of husband and wife conveying a perpetual easement for right-of-way was fraudulent, the deed was sufficient to convey the easement but insufficient to release inchoate dower. McCoy v. N.W. Electric Power Co-op. (Mo.), 297 S.W.2d 390.
MO Rev Stat § 442.040 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 442 - Titles and Conveyance of Real Estate|Section 442.040 - Person under eighteen years of age may join in conveyance with adult spouse.

Effective - 07 Jan 1975   442.040. Person under eighteen years of age may join in conveyance with adult spouse. — When any person under eighteen years of age is married to an adult who has or claims any interest in real estate and wishes to convey, encumber, lease or otherwise dispose or affect the same, the minor shall be deemed of age for the purpose of joining with his adult spouse in the execution of any instrument affecting the spouse's real estate. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 374, A. 1949 S.B. 1124, A.L. 1959 S.B. 140, A.L. 1974 2d Ex. Sess. S.B. 2)  Effective 1-07-75
MO Rev Stat § 442.055 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 442 - Titles and Conveyance of Real Estate|Section 442.055 - Contamination of premises, radioactive or hazardous material — disclosure to prospective lessees, purchasers, or transferees — penalty.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018   442.055. Contamination of premises, radioactive or hazardous material — disclosure to prospective lessees, purchasers, or transferees — penalty. — In the event that any premises to be rented, leased, sold, transferred, or conveyed is or was previously contaminated with radioactive material or other hazardous material, the owner, seller, landlord, or other transferor shall disclose in writing to the prospective lessee, purchaser, or transferee the fact the premises is or was previously contaminated with radioactive material or other hazardous material; provided that, the owner, seller, landlord, or other transferor has knowledge of such radioactive or other hazardous contamination. In the event that an owner, seller, landlord, or other transferor does not make the disclosure as required under this section*, and the person had knowledge of such radioactive or other hazardous contamination, the person shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. As used in this section, the term "knowledge" shall require the receipt by the owner, seller, landlord, or other transferor of a report stating affirmatively that the premises is or was previously contaminated with radioactive material or other hazardous material. ­­-------- (L. 2018 H.B. 1796)  *Word "subsection" appears in original rolls.
MO Rev Stat § 442.060 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 442 - Titles and Conveyance of Real Estate|Section 442.060 - Private or public corporations may convey real estate.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   442.060. Private or public corporations may convey real estate. — Any corporation, private or public, or otherwise organized, authorized to hold real estate, may convey the same by deed, sealed with the common seal of such corporation, and signed by the president or presiding member or trustee thereof; or any other officer, who by virtue of holding any designated office, the incumbent of which is authorized to perform such duties on behalf of the corporation, by resolution of its governing board, which resolution may contain a general authority to convey or may be limited to a specific case or to any class of cases; and such deed, when acknowledged or proved, as other deeds of real estate are by law required to be acknowledged or proved, shall be recorded in the proper office and have like effect as other deeds; provided, however, that nothing in this section contained shall be construed to grant any power not heretofore granted to any municipal corporation or to any county or to any political subdivision of this state. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3404)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3017; 1919 § 2177; 1909 § 2790  CROSS REFERENCES:  Banks and trust companies, power to take and hold real estate, 362.165  Ultra vires conveyance by corporation, effect, 351.395
MO Rev Stat § 442.070 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 442 - Titles and Conveyance of Real Estate|Section 442.070 - Person may convey, notwithstanding adverse possession.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   442.070. Person may convey, notwithstanding adverse possession. — Any person claiming title to real estate may, notwithstanding there may be an adverse possession thereof, sell and convey his interest therein, in the same manner and with like effect as if he was in the actual possession thereof. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3405)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3018; 1919 § 2178; 1909 § 2791