Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 441 – Landlord and Tenant | Midpage441.005Definitions441.010Covenant or contract of tenant to repair — effect of441.020Illegal use of premises renders lease void441.030Tenant not to assign without consent — nor violate conditions — nor commit waste441.040Landlord may take possession, when — landlord liable, when, burden of proof441.043Prohibited ordinances and resolutions, exceptions441.050Tenancy from year to year, how terminated441.060Tenancy at will, sufferance, month to month, how terminated — judgment of eviction, how effectuated, landlord's liability441.065Abandonment of rental premises, when, procedure441.070No notice necessary, when441.080Liability of tenants after termination of term441.090Recovery action — tenant served with summons — notice — penalty441.100Tenant giving notice to quit, and failing to do so, liable441.110Such rent, how recovered441.120Oral evidence not to show renewal of lease or change — notice to quit441.130Alienee or assignee may recover rent441.140Grants of rents good without attornment of tenants441.150Attornment to stranger void — exceptions441.160Executor or administrator of tenant for life may recover rents441.170Remedy of executor or administrator441.180Rents dependent on life of another, how recovered when unpaid441.190Rent due on lease for life, how recovered441.200Landlord may recover for use and occupation441.210If parol demise appear on trial, shall be evidence of what441.220Rent may be recovered of whom, and how441.230If tenant sublet, landlord may join sublessees in same actions441.233Landlord's unlawful removal or exclusion of tenant, liability — interruption of services, landlord's liability441.234Tenant may deduct cost of repair of rental premises from rent, when — limitations441.236Disclosures required for transfer of property where methamphetamine production occurred441.240Attachment for rent441.250Proceedings to be same as in suits by attachment441.260Who may recover rent441.270What property exempt from attachment for rent441.280Landlord's lien on crops for rent441.290Landlord's lien for money or supplies furnished tenant441.300Lien, how enforced441.500Definitions441.510Civil action, how maintained — procedure441.520Parties to action — designation of registered agent required, when441.530Application, contents441.540No jury trial441.550Notice of application filed with recorder of deeds441.560Denial of entry a defense441.570Action of court upon finding a nuisance exists441.580Payment of rent, effect of441.590Court orders, provisions441.600Receiver discharged, when441.610Waiver of provisions of sections 441.500 to 441.640 void441.630Duties of occupant441.641Court appoints receiver to abate nuisance — holder of title does not act to regain possession, transfer of title, when441.643Frivolous suit, attorney's fees441.645Act of God, tenant not liable for rent441.650Master-metered multitenant dwelling, defined — heat-related utility service, delinquency, maintenance of service, how — receivership, when, procedure441.710Certain parties have standing to initiate expedited eviction proceedings441.720Expedited eviction actions, where filed, when continued or stayed441.730Failure to prosecute claim, court may substitute other interested party441.740Immediate eviction ordered, when — immediate removal ordered, when441.750Immediate eviction, not granted when — tenant's burden of proof441.760Immediate removal of parties other than tenant, when — immediate removal of tenant or lessee, when441.770Court-ordered eviction, when — court-ordered removal of third party from leased premises, when — expedited eviction order — stay of execution of eviction order, when441.780Notice not required in certain eviction actions, when441.790Certain evidence admissible in certain eviction-related actions441.800Criminal prosecution unnecessary for certain eviction proceedings to begin — drug-related criminal conviction, effect on certain eviction proceedings441.810Discovery in certain eviction proceedings441.820Protection orders for witnesses in certain eviction proceedings441.830Court authorized to grant preliminary relief to parties in certain eviction proceedings441.840Rent to continue accruing during certain eviction proceedings441.850Certain parties entitled to attorney's fees in certain eviction proceedings, when441.860Remedies cumulative441.870Immunity from civil liability in certain eviction proceedings, granted when441.880Stay of execution of eviction order, when — notification of interested parties — probationary tenancy, failure to comply results in removal of stay of execution — prior conduct actionable — compliance with probationary tenancy can result in dismissal of cause of action441.920Victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking — no discrimination against applicants, tenants, or lessees for residential properties