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RSMo 441.140effective 28 Aug 1997

Grants of rents good without attornment of tenants

In plain English

When a landlord transfers ownership of rent or property to someone else, that transfer is valid even if the tenants never agreed to it. However, if a tenant pays rent to the original landlord before finding out about the transfer, that tenant is not in trouble for making that payment.

Word-for-word law

441.140. of rents good without of s. — Grants of rents, or of lands, , estates, terms, reversions or remainders section 441.130 or section 535.070 shall be good and shall be effective without the of the tenants; unless otherwise stated in the lease; but no tenant, who, before notice of the , pays the rent to the , shall suffer any damage for such payment.

(RSMo 1939 § 3015, A.L. 1997 H.B. 361)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 2625; 1919 § 6922; 1909 § 7925

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