Missouri landlord rules: deposits, late fees and notices

Security deposit

Maximum deposit

2 months' rent

Return deadline

30 days after the tenancy ends

Penalty for late return

2x wrongfully withheld amount

Interest owed

No

Work out the return date for a move-out

Source: Mo. Rev. Stat. §535.300

Late fees

Rule

must be reasonable

Grace period

Not in our data

No statute cited in our data

Notice periods

Notice to pay or quit

demand

Ending a month-to-month tenancy

30 days

Notice before entering a unit

Not in our data

Note

nonpayment requires a rent demand, then suit - no fixed statutory notice period

Work out the last day of a notice

No statute cited in our data

Screening

Source-of-income protection

Only where a local ordinance adds it.

Note

St. Louis and Kansas City ordinances

No statute cited in our data

Licensing

To manage for others

A real-estate broker license, to manage property for others.

No statute cited in our data

How long an eviction takes

Among the fastest: about 2 to 4 weeks. This is a rough tier from our data, not a court timeline.

A federal rule that can override this

Notice for nonpayment on covered properties

30 days

Note

Applies to 'covered properties' (federally backed mortgage or federal housing program). The 30-day notice requirement has no statutory sunset and courts are split - safest practice is a 30-day nonpayment notice on any covered property, regardless of shorter state timelines.

Source: CARES Act §4024