If a landlord is taken to court over a nuisance on their property, they have a way to defend themselves. They can show that they tried in good faith to get into part of the property to fix the problem, but were not allowed in. They can also defend themselves by showing the people living there are breaking the rules in section 441.630.
441.560. of a . — It shall be a sufficient defense to the if the establishes that he, the owner or his has been unable to obtain entry to a portion of the for the purpose of correcting the , his so to do, or that the are in violation of section 441.630.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1969 p. 537 § 7)
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