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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Section 441.590 – Court orders, provisions.
Effective – 28 Aug 2001 441.590. Court orders, provisions. — 1. The court may, in any order entered pursuant to section 441.570: (1) Authorize the receiver to draw upon the rents deposited in court to pay for the cost of necessary repairs upon presentment to the court of the original copy of any invoice for […]
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 […]
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 […]