Missouri landlord law references

Missouri: Security deposits

May not demand or receive a deposit in excess of two months' rent (RSMo 535.300.1).

Any interest earned belongs to the landlord; none owed to the tenant (RSMo 535.300.2).

The uploaded dataset lists a deposit-return period of 30 days. Review the cited rule for the applicable conditions and timing.

Missouri: Notices and tenancy endings

No fixed statutory cure/notice day-count for nonpayment. Missouri uses a 'rent and possession' action (RSMo 535.010 et seq.); a demand for rent is required before filing, but no specified waiting period, and the tenant may pay to retain possession.

Month-to-month terminated by written notice ending on a rent-paying date not less than one month after receipt (RSMo 441.060).

Court listed in the supplied dataset: Circuit Court - Associate Circuit Division (rent and possession, RSMo ch. 535; unlawful detainer, ch. 534).

Missouri: Rent regulation

No statewide rent control; RSMo 441.043.1 prohibits counties and cities from regulating the amount of rent on private property.

Missouri: Licensing and registration

No statewide rental-license statute; a local matter (St. Louis and Kansas City run their own programs).

Missouri: Lease disclosures and receipts

Lead paint (federal, pre-1978)

No statewide statutory rent-receipt requirement identified (RSMo chs. 441, 535).

Sources supplied for Missouri

Dates below are verification dates claimed in the uploaded dataset, not a new review by Calvin's team.

• RSMo 535.300 (security deposits)

  Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06

• RSMo 535.010 (rent and possession)

  Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06

• RSMo 441.060 (termination by notice)

  Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06

• RSMo 441.043 (rent-control preemption)

  Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06

Offices listed in the dataset

• Missouri Attorney General - Consumer Protection Sectionattorney general / consumer protection
• Missouri Courtsstate courts

Landlord education in Missouri