When someone buys land or a rental property, they can file a legal complaint to get the property back from a tenant. The complaint needs to explain who originally rented the place, what the rental terms were, and how the new owner got the property. At the court hearing, if the new owner can show they got the property through proper legal paperwork from the original landlord, they can take back possession of the property and collect any unpaid rent that piled up after they bought it.
535.090. , contents — of trial. — It shall be sufficient for such person purchasing to file a complaint, section 535.070, , stating by whom the were d or rented, and the terms of such lease or renting, and how such person to the lands or tenements; and upon the trial of the , if the shows that the in , or those under whom the party in possession claims, rented or leased from a party claiming title to the premises by , and that the plaintiff has acquired the title of the original or landlord, by a deed or deeds, regularly , the plaintiff shall be entitled to recover possession and unpaid rent after the and while the was in possession.
(RSMo 1939 § 3001, A.L. 1997 H.B. 361)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 2614; 1919 § 6908; 1909 § 7911
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