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RSMo 441.130effective 28 Aug 1997

Alienee or assignee may recover rent

In plain English

If someone sells or transfers their property or rental rights to someone else, the new owner can collect any rent that comes due after the sale or transfer — even if a tenant paid that rent to the old owner.

Word-for-word law

441.130. or may recover rent. — If the owner or of the lands, , an or a term or such owner's or holder's lands, , estate or term, or the rent thereafter to fall due on such after such or , the owner's or holder's alienee or assignee may recover such rent paid to such owner or holder after such alienation or assignment.

(RSMo 1939 § 2989, A.L. 1997 H.B. 361)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 2602; 1919 § 6896; 1909 § 7899

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