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MO Rev Stat § 441.260 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.260 - Who may recover rent.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   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 his estate or interest in it be ended. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 2988)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 2601; 1919 § 6895; 1909 § 7898
MO Rev Stat § 441.270 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.270 - What property exempt from attachment for rent.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   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 § 6899; 1909 § 7902  CROSS REFERENCE:  Exemptions from execution, Chap. 513
MO Rev Stat § 441.280 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.280 - Landlord's lien on crops for rent.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   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 no longer. When the demised premises or any portion thereof are used for the purpose of growing nursery stock, a lien shall exist and continue on such stock until the same shall have been removed from the premises and sold, and such lien may be enforced by attachment in the manner herein provided. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 2976)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 2589; 1919 § 6885; 1909 § 7888  (1993) Landlord's lien on tenant's crops attach in year crops sprout, rather than in year crops are harvested and sold. Lien for 1989 rent attached to crops planted in 1989 and harvested in 1990. Jenkins v. Missouri Farmers Association, Inc., 851 S.W.2d 542 (Mo. App. W.D.).
MO Rev Stat § 441.290 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.290 - Landlord's lien for money or supplies furnished tenant.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   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 for money or supplies furnished to the tenant to enable him to raise and harvest the crops or to subsist while carrying out his contract of tenancy, but the lien of the landlord shall not continue for more than one hundred and twenty days after the expiration of the tenancy, and, if the property upon which there is a lien be removed from the leased premises and not returned, the landlord shall have a superior lien upon the property so removed for fifteen days from the date of this removal, and may enforce his lien against the property wherever found. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 2977)  Prior revision: 1929 § 2590  (1968) Section 441.300, RSMo, does not prescribe an exclusive method of enforcement of the lien created by this section. Oliver v. Fisher (A.), 430 S.W.2d 611.
MO Rev Stat § 441.300 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.300 - Lien, how enforced.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   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 rent may be joined in the same action. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 2978)  Prior revision: 1929 § 2591  (1968) This section does not prescribe an exclusive method of enforcement of the lien created by section 441.290. Oliver v. Fisher (A.), 430 S.W.2d 611.
MO Rev Stat § 441.520 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.520 - Parties to action — designation of registered agent required, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   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 association.  2. There shall be named as defendants:  (1) The last owner of record of the dwelling as of the date of the filing of the petition; and  (2) The last holder of record of any mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien of record against the building as of the date of the filing of the petition.  3. Any owner of the dwelling who is not a party defendant may be permitted by the court to join as a party defendant.  4. (1) Any owner, whether or not a citizen or resident of this state, who in person or through agent, owns, uses, or is possessed of any real estate situated in this state thereby subjects himself or itself to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state as to any cause of action arising pursuant to the provisions of sections 441.500 to 441.643. Personal service of process shall be made in accordance with the rules of civil procedure; provided that, if such service cannot with due diligence be made, service of process may be made by personally serving process upon the defendant outside this state, or by service in accordance with the rules of civil procedure as in all cases affecting a res within the jurisdiction of the court.  (2) If a landlord of residential property is not a resident of this state or is a corporation, the landlord shall designate an agent upon whom service of process may be made in this state. The agent shall be a resident of this state or a corporation authorized to transact business in this state. The designation shall be in writing and include the address and the name of the registered agent and shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. If no designation is made and filed or if process cannot be served in this state upon the designated agent, process may be served upon the secretary of state, but service upon him or her is not effective unless the petitioner forthwith mails a copy of the process and pleading by certified mail to the defendant or respondent at the address stated on the assessor's records for the subject property. An affidavit of compliance with this section shall be filed with the clerk of the court.  5. Any action brought pursuant to the provisions of sections 441.500 to 441.643 shall be expedited by the court and may be given precedence over other suits. ­­-------- (L. 1969 p. 537 § 3, A.L. 1971 H.B. 205, A.L. 1995 H.B. 383, A.L. 1998 H.B. 977 & 1608, A.L. 2001 H.B. 133)
MO Rev Stat § 441.530 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.530 - Application, contents.

Effective - 28 Aug 1998   441.530. Application, contents. — The application shall state:  (1) The facts constituting a nuisance with respect to the dwelling unit, building or premises of which the dwelling unit is a part;  (2) That violations of the housing code exist as determined by a notice of deficiency;  (3) That the owner of said property has failed, within a reasonable time, to undertake to remove said nuisance;  (4) If the action is brought by occupants, the number of dwelling units occupied by plaintiffs and the number of dwelling units in the building; and  (5) The relief sought as authorized by sections 441.570 and 441.590. ­­-------- (L. 1969 p. 537 § 4, A.L. 1998 H.B. 977 & 1608)
MO Rev Stat § 441.540 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.540 - No jury trial.

Effective - 28 Aug 1969   441.540. No jury trial. — Trial shall be by the court without a jury. ­­-------- (L. 1969 p. 537 § 5)
MO Rev Stat § 441.550 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.550 - Notice of application filed with recorder of deeds.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   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 the county in which any such real estate is situated, a written notice of the pendency of the suit pursuant to the requirements of section 527.260. From the time of filing such notice the pendency of suit shall be constructive notice to persons thereafter acquiring an interest in the building. ­­-------- (L. 1969 p. 537 § 6, A.L. 1971 S.B. 163, A.L. 1998 H.B. 977 & 1608, A.L. 2001 H.B. 133)
MO Rev Stat § 441.560 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.560 - Denial of entry a defense.

Effective - 28 Aug 1969   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 faith effort so to do, or that the occupants are in violation of section 441.630. ­­-------- (L. 1969 p. 537 § 7)
MO Rev Stat § 441.570 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.570 - Action of court upon finding a nuisance exists.

Effective - 28 Aug 1998   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 occupants with such receiver as such rents fall due; or  (2) Allow the owner a reasonable time to correct the deficiencies. ­­Any rents paid pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be applied to the costs incurred due to the abatement and receivership. Upon the completion of the work required to abate the nuisance, any remaining surplus after authorized disbursements and payments of cost shall be forwarded to the owner, together with a complete accounting of the rents paid and the costs incurred. ­­-------- (L. 1969 p. 537 § 8, A.L. 1998 H.B. 977 & 1608)
MO Rev Stat § 441.580 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.580 - Payment of rent, effect of.

Effective - 28 Aug 1998   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 recover possession of real property for the nonpayment of rent due and payable after the date of issuance of the order. ­­-------- (L. 1969 p. 537 § 9, A.L. 1998 H.B. 977 & 1608)
MO Rev Stat § 441.600 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.600 - Receiver discharged, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   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 441.640, have been paid or reimbursed and any surplus money has been paid over to the owner or the mortgagee or any lienor as the court may direct. However, at any time, the receiver may be discharged upon filing his account as receiver without affecting the right of the code enforcement agency to its lien. Upon the removal of the condition giving rise to the receivership, the owner, the mortgagee or lienor may apply for the discharge of the receiver upon payment to the receiver of all moneys expended by the receiver for removal of such condition and all other costs authorized by sections 441.500 to 441.640 which have not been paid or reimbursed. ­­-------- (L. 1969 p. 537 § 11, A.L. 1993 S.B. 376)
MO Rev Stat § 441.610 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.610 - Waiver of provisions of sections 441.500 to 441.640 void.

Effective - 28 Aug 1998   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 policy and shall be void. ­­-------- (L. 1969 p. 537 § 12, A.L. 1998 H.B. 977 & 1608)
MO Rev Stat § 441.630 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.630 - Duties of occupant.

Effective - 28 Aug 1998   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 his or her dwelling unit, and other organic waste which might provide food for rodents, in a clean and sanitary manner;  (2) To refrain from unreasonable use of electrical, heating, and plumbing fixtures;  (3) To meet all obligations lawfully imposed upon the occupants of dwelling units by the code enforcement agency or the community;  (4) To refrain from willfully or wantonly destroying, defacing, damaging, impairing or removing any part of the structure or dwelling unit or the facilities, equipment, or appurtenances thereof, and to prohibit any other person on the premises with his or her permission from doing likewise; and  (5) Shall not under any circumstances take in additional occupants, sublease, rent or turn over said premises to any persons without the owner's knowledge and consent. ­­-------- (L. 1969 p. 537 § 14, A.L. 1998 H.B. 977 & 1608)
MO Rev Stat § 441.641 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.641 - Court appoints receiver to abate nuisance — holder of title does not act to regain possession, transfer of title, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1998   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 party in interest does not take action to regain possession of the property within two years of the appointment of the receiver, the court may, for good cause shown, issue a judicial deed transferring title to the property to the receiver, or to any not-for-profit corporation organized pursuant to law. ­­-------- (L. 1992 H.B. 1434 & 1490 § 1, A.L. 1998 H.B. 977 & 1608)
MO Rev Stat § 441.643 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.643 - Frivolous suit, attorney's fees.

Effective - 28 Aug 1998   441.643. Frivolous suit, attorney's fees. — In the event the court finds that the facts alleged in the petition filed pursuant to section 441.530 are unfounded and that the petition was filed frivolously and in bad faith, the petitioner shall be responsible for the reasonable attorney's fees attributable to the defense of said petition. ­­-------- (L. 1998 H.B. 977 & 1608)
MO Rev Stat § 441.645 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.645 - Act of God, tenant not liable for rent.

Effective - 28 Aug 2010   441.645. Act of God, tenant not liable for rent. — If a residence is destroyed by an act of God, including but not limited to fire or a tornado, or other natural disaster or man-made disaster, so long as the tenant was not the person who caused the disaster, the tenant shall not be liable to the landlord for rent during the remainder of the term of the lease agreement. ­­-------- (L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 441.710 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.710 - Certain parties have standing to initiate expedited eviction proceedings.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   441.710. Certain parties have standing to initiate expedited eviction proceedings. — Any of the following parties shall have standing to bring a civil action pursuant to sections 441.710 to 441.880:  (1) A landlord; or  (2) A prosecuting attorney of the jurisdiction in which the leased property is located. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 361)
MO Rev Stat § 441.720 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.720 - Expedited eviction actions, where filed, when continued or stayed.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   441.720. Expedited eviction actions, where filed, when continued or stayed. — 1. Actions pursuant to sections 441.710 to 441.880 shall be filed in the associate circuit court for the county in which the premises are located. Upon filing of a verified petition alleging the conduct described in section 441.740, the court shall issue a summons directed to the defendant. The provisions of sections 535.030 and 535.110 shall apply to actions brought pursuant to sections 441.710 to 441.880. The court shall set for hearing a cause of action brought pursuant to sections 441.710 to 441.880 as soon as practicable but in no event shall such hearing be held later than fifteen days following the service of the summons.  2. The court shall, subject to the provisions of section 441.880, neither continue or stay an action brought pursuant to the provisions of sections 441.710 to 441.880 except for compelling and extraordinary reasons. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 361)
MO Rev Stat § 441.730 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.730 - Failure to prosecute claim, court may substitute other interested party.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   441.730. Failure to prosecute claim, court may substitute other interested party. — If the court finds that those parties with standing pursuant to section 441.710 have failed to either initiate or pursue a matter with reasonable diligence, then the court may substitute as a plaintiff any party that both consents to the appointment and that meets the definition of an interested party. Substitution may only be had after giving to the parties, if the action has been filed, or to the landlord and the defendant if the action has not been filed, reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard by the court on the proposed substitution. As used in sections 441.710 to 441.880, an "interested party" is defined as any incorporated, not-for-profit neighborhood association or community-based organization which represents the well-being and interests of the community where the leased property is located. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 361)
MO Rev Stat § 441.740 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant|Section 441.740 - Immediate eviction ordered, when — immediate removal ordered, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   441.740. Immediate eviction ordered, when — immediate removal ordered, when. — 1. The court shall, subject to the provisions of sections 441.750 and 441.880, order the immediate eviction of a tenant as set forth in section 441.770, or issue an order pursuant to section 441.830, if it finds any of the following:  (1) An emergency situation where dispossession of the tenant by other, less expeditious legal means would, because of the passage of time, imminently cause with a reasonable certainty either of the following:  (a) Physical injury to other tenants or the lessor; or  (b) Physical damage to lessor's property and the reasonable cost to repair such damage exceeds an amount equal to twelve months of rent; for the purposes of this paragraph, the term "rent" shall include the amount owed by the tenant along with any subsidy owed from any third party; No action shall be taken under this subdivision unless the lessor first makes a reasonable attempt to abate the emergency situation through public law enforcement authorities or local mental health services personnel authorized to take action pursuant to section 632.300, et seq., as appropriate.  (2) Drug-related criminal activity has occurred on or within the property leased to the tenant;  (3) The property leased to the tenant was used in any way to further, promote, aid or assist in drug-related criminal activity;  (4) The tenant, a member of the tenant's household or a guest has engaged in drug-related criminal activity either within, on or in the immediate vicinity of the leased property;  (5) The tenant has given permission to or invited a person to enter onto or remain on any portion of the leased property, and the tenant did so knowing that the person had been removed or barred from the leased property pursuant to the provisions of sections 441.710 to 441.880; or  (6) The tenant has failed to promptly notify the plaintiff that a person whom the plaintiff previously had removed from the property leased by the tenant, with the knowledge of the tenant, has returned to, entered onto or remained on the property leased by the tenant.  2. The court shall, subject to the provisions of section 441.880, order the immediate removal of any person who engages in criminal activity described in this section on or in the immediate vicinity of the leased property. Persons removed from the leased premises pursuant to this section shall be immediately barred from entering onto or remaining on any portion of the leased property. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 361)