If someone renting a house or building uses it for illegal gambling, prostitution, or illegal drugs, the rental agreement becomes canceled. The landlord can then take back the property, the same way they would if a renter stayed past the end of their lease.
441.020. Illegal use of renders . — Whenever any of any house, apartment or building permits any prohibited gaming table, bank or device to be set up or be kept or used upon the premises, for the purpose of gaming, or keeping in the same a , or , or allowing the illegal , sale or of upon the premises, the lease or agreement for such house or building shall become void, and the may enter on the premises so let, and shall have the same for the recovery of the premises as in the case of a the 's .
(RSMo 1939 § 4689, A.L. 1997 H.B. 361)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 4299; 1919 § 3549; 1909 § 4762
(1956) held insufficient to support for of lease because of gambling on premises. Blair v. Hamilton (A.), 297 S.W.2d 14.
Tap any gold-underlined word to see what it means.
Related Missouri laws
Covenant or contract of tenant to repair
RSMo 441.010
Tenant not to assign without consent
RSMo 441.030
Definitions
RSMo 441.005
Landlord may take possession, when
RSMo 441.040
Prohibited ordinances and resolutions, exceptions
RSMo 441.043
Tenancy from year to year, how terminated
RSMo 441.050
Legal information, not legal advice. Always confirm with the official source at revisor.mo.gov.