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Missouri's Landlord Tenant Law
Missouri's Landlord Tenant Law - The Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants.  This is a publication from the Missouri Attorney General's Office. If you click on the above link, you will be leaving this website.
Recovering from a Natural Disaster - Missouri Disaster Manual
The Legal Help in Disasters Committee (LEHDCOM) of the Governor’s Faith-Based and Community Service Partnership for Disaster Recovery developed the "Disaster Manual for Lawyers and the Public."  The manual was prepared for both lawyers and the public for times of natural disasters in Missouri.  The manual provides information from obtaining state and federal aid to legal information concerning landlord/tenant and consumer laws.  Click on the document below to view this valuable information.
The Missouri Legal Services Disaster Manual 3-14-2016.doc
Glossary of Commonly Used Missouri Landlord-Tenant Housing Terms
  Housing  Terms  - Revised June 2013.   ABANDONMENT: Refers to a situation where a tenant leaves or moves out of a rental unit with no intention to return. Abandonment procedure is governed by Section 441.065 of the Missouri Revised Statutes. 
Missouri Tenant Help
Many persons served by legal aid programs in Missouri may be facing eviction and are unable to get an attorney.  Sadly, we do not have the resources to serve all those who seek our help. We are providing a link to the https://motenanthelp.org that can help self-represented persons defend themselves. The website can produce a document which a tenant can file with the court where their eviction is pending. Additionally, the website has tons of helpful information about evictions.
What is Joint Tenancy?
What is a Joint Tenancy?   Joint tenancy is a form of ownership by two or more individuals together. It differs from other types of co-ownership in that the surviving joint tenant immediately becomes the owner of the whole property upon the death of the other joint tenant. This is called a “right of survivorship.”
MMLS - Landlord & Tenant Rights Town Hall Meeting
Mid-Missouri Legal Services (MMLS) is sponsoring a free event that includes housing resources for homeowners, renters, and
Landlord-Tenant Duties and Rights
What Rights and Duties do Landlords and Tenants Have?   
Community Partnership of the Ozarks launches event series to educate landlords and tenants
Self-Help for Tenants, Legal Aid of Western Missouri, K.C., MO
These self-help guides are for use in the LAWMO service area only:
1 - Pro Se Assistance for Tenants -Table of Contents.pdf , 2 - Tenant Booklet - A Guide To Rent and Possession.pdf , 3 - Answer to Landlord's Complaint with Instrcuctions (Rent and Possession).pdf , 4 - Answer with Counterclaim and Affirmative Defenses (Rent and Possession).pdf , 5- Answer without Counterclaim or Affirmative Defenses (Rent and Possession).pdf , 6- Judgment for Defendant (Tenant) Form.pdf , 7 - Small Claims Guide and Return of Security Deposit Petition.pdf
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