If a home is destroyed by something like a fire, tornado, or other disaster — and the renter did not cause it — the renter does not have to keep paying rent for the rest of the lease.
441.645. , not for rent. — If a residence is destroyed by an act of God, including but not limited to fire or a tornado, or other natural disaster or man-made disaster, so long as the tenant was not the person who caused the disaster, the tenant shall not be liable to the landlord for rent during the of the term of the .
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Source & history notes
(L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al.)
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