A renter who has a short-term lease (two years or less), or rents month-to-month or without a set agreement, cannot hand over their rental to someone else without getting the landlord's written permission. The renter also cannot break the rules in a written lease or damage the property.
441.030. not to without — nor violate conditions — nor commit . — No tenant for a term not exceeding two years, or at , or by sufferance, shall assign or his term or interest, or any part thereof, to another without the of the landlord; neither shall he violate any of the conditions of his , nor commit waste upon the .
(RSMo 1939 § 2967)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 2581; 1919 § 6877; 1909 § 7880
of s to be in writing, 432.060
for waste, 537.420, 537.450, 537.460
in case of waste , 537.500
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