Missouri Landlord Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (Missouri Landlord Kit, Missouri Small Claims Kit, Eviction Case File Organizer)

Who it is for

Landlords and property managers with rentals in Missouri: the state's rules, a small claims case for unpaid rent or damage, and an eviction case file if it comes to that.

Not the right fit if

Your rentals aren't in Missouri, or you only need one of the kits. Not a property management or legal service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Missouri kits are built only from our Missouri data files: Missouri data files, checked November 2026 against 7 official pages, among them Missouri Revisor of Statutes: RSMo 535.300; Missouri Revisor of Statutes: RSMo 441.060; Missouri Attorney General: Missouri's Landlord-Tenant Law; Missouri Revisor of Statutes: RSMo 535.020; Revised Statutes of Missouri 535.040; RSMo 535.030 Service of summons, court date included in summons (Revisor of Missouri), plus FindLaw Codes and Justia (statute text) and Nolo and National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel (a vetted secondary source, marked in the kit) where no official page could be read; Missouri small claims data file, checked November 2026 against Missouri Small Claims Court Handbook (The Missouri Bar, April 2021), hosted by the 13th Judicial Circuit on courts.mo.gov.
• Eviction Case File Organizer covers every state; the Missouri kits carry the state rules.

What is inside

• Missouri Landlord Compliance Kit. The Missouri landlord-tenant rules in one package: deposit capped at 2 months of rent; deposit returned within 30 days; one-month notice to end month-to-month; $5,000 small claims limit. Deposits, notice periods, the eviction case and the small claims limit, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date. What it confirms: deposit limit: No more than two months' rent (535.300.1); return deadline: Within 30 days after the tenancy ends: the full deposit, or a written itemized list of damages with the balance (535.300.3); itemized list of deductions: A written itemized list of the damages for which any part is withheld (535.300.3); interest on the deposit: Interest earned on a security deposit belongs to the landlord (535.300.2); where the deposit is held: Held by the landlord for the tenant in a bank, credit union or depository institution insured by an agency of the federal government; housing authorities and other government landlords are exempt (535.300.2); penalty the law states: Twice the amount wrongfully withheld (535.300.6); ending month-to-month (landlord): One month's written notice by either side, ending on a rent-paying date at least one month after the notice is received; ending month-to-month (tenant): One month's written notice by either side, ending on a rent-paying date at least one month after the notice is received; rent increase notice: Under an oral agreement, rent can be raised on one month's notice; unpaid rent notice: No notice period before filing a rent and possession case: the landlord states that rent was demanded and not paid, and the notice in RSMo 441.060 isn't required; entry notice: No entry notice statute for entry during a tenancy: Nolo's 50-state chart (updated 7/18/2025) lists Missouri as 'No statute'; court: The landlord files a sworn statement with an associate circuit judge in the county where the property is; time to answer or appear: The summons requires the tenant to appear before the judge on the day it names and show cause why possession shouldn't be restored; hearing after filing: The summons must be served at least four days before the court date it names, or at least ten days before when it's served by posting and mailing (the earliest date here assumes personal service on the filing day); paying to stop the case: In a rent and possession case, tendering the rent with all costs to the judge at the hearing avoids a judgment for possession;
• Missouri Small Claims Court Kit. In Missouri, small claims (Small claims court, a division of the circuit court) cover claims up to $5,000. From the official page: A civil claim that doesn't exceed $5,000, not counting court costs and interest. Service: The court mails the summons by certified mail; if that fails, a process server or sheriff can serve for an extra fee. The defendant must get the summons at least 10 days before the court date. Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: Application for Trial de Novo within 10 days of the decision: a new trial before a different judge or a jury. How to use the kit, the 7 confirmed Missouri facts at a glance, a short look-up list (filing fees, online filing) with the page to check, and a yes/no checklist: is the amount under $5,000, is it the right court, is there someone to serve and something to collect from. Where and how to file, from the official pages: The county where the defendant lives or the transaction happened; where the plaintiff lives if the defendant can be found there; or where a business defendant has an office or registered agent.
• Eviction Case File Organizer. Walk into the hearing with the lease, the ledger, the notices and every date in order, whichever side you are on.