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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Section 441.650 – Master-metered multitenant dwelling, defined — heat-related utility service, delinquency, maintenance of service, how — receivership, when, procedure.
Effective – 28 Aug 1985 441.650. Master-metered multitenant dwelling, defined — heat-related utility service, delinquency, maintenance of service, how — receivership, when, procedure. — 1. For purposes of this section: (1) A “delinquency” exists when the owner, or his agent, of a master-metered multitenant dwelling fails to pay for heat-related utility services for such dwelling […]