Effective - 28 Aug 1989
535.185. Tenant to be furnished address of person managing property and address to receive notices and service of process — post office box address, procedure — violation, effect. — 1. The landlord of residential property or any person authorized to enter into a rental agreement on such landlord's behalf shall disclose to the tenant in writing at or before the commencement of the tenancy the name and address of:
(1) The person authorized to manage the premises; and
(2) An owner of the premises or a person authorized to act for and on behalf of the owner for the purpose of service of process and for the purpose of receiving and receipting for notices and demands. If such owner or authorized person has an address which is a post office box, service of process and any notice or demand may be made by mailing a copy of the summons, petition, notice or demand by first-class mail, postage prepaid, together with two copies of such summons, petition, notice or demand pursuant to section 506.150.
2. The information required to be furnished by this section shall be kept current and this section extends to and is enforceable against any successor landlord, owner, or manager.
3. A person who fails to comply with subsection 1 of this section becomes an agent of each person who is a landlord for the purpose of:
(1) Service of process and receiving and receipting for notices and demands; and
(2) Performing the obligations of the landlord pursuant to chapter 441 or this chapter, or any other obligations under the rental agreement and expending or making himself available for the purposes of collecting all rent due from the premises.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 602 § 1)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVI - Statutory Actions and Torts
Chapter 535 - Landlord-Tenant Actions
Section 535.010 - If rent be not paid as agreed, landlord may recover possession, how.
Section 535.030 - Service of summons — court date included in summons.
Section 535.050 - Process shall not issue until expiration of lease, when.
Section 535.060 - Demand of rent good, when.
Section 535.070 - Purchaser of leased lands may recover possession.
Section 535.090 - Complaint, contents — proof of trial.
Section 535.100 - Change of judge and venue same as under chapter 517.
Section 535.110 - Appeals, defendant to furnish bond to stay execution — additional conditions.
Section 535.120 - Action brought, when.
Section 535.130 - Summons in such action, how served.
Section 535.140 - Service shall stand instead of demand.
Section 535.150 - Judgment for recovery of demised premises.
Section 535.170 - Lessee barred from relief, when — appeal permitted, when.
Section 535.180 - Reservation in favor of mortgagee of lease in such case.