Room Rental Agreement in Missouri
For renting a room in a home, including your own home. Some states treat a renter in the owner's home (a lodger) differently when ending the arrangement — see your state's household rules.
What Missouri law says
| Renting a room in your own home (lodgers) | No statute. Missouri has no separate lodger or roomer law. The definitions in the landlord-tenant chapter contain no exclusion for lodgers, so a person renting a room with the owner's consent generally falls under the ordinary tenant rules. Source: RSMo 441.005 |
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| Tenancy at will | A tenancy at will or by sufferance, or a tenancy for less than one year, may be ended by the person entitled to possession by giving one month's written notice to the person in possession requiring them to leave. Unwritten leases of houses and other buildings in cities, towns and villages are treated as month-to-month tenancies (441.060.3). Source: RSMo 441.060.1 |
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ROOM RENTAL AGREEMENT
Owner/landlord: [owner name] Renter: [renter name]
Room: [room description] in the home at [home address]. Shared areas the renter may use: [shared areas].
Term: begins [start date]; [ends on end date / continues month to month].
Rent: $[monthly rent] due on [due day] by [payment method]. Deposit: $[deposit amount].
Utilities included: [utilities included]. House rules: [house rules, e.g. guests, kitchen use, smoking].
Ending the agreement: either side gives at least [notice period] written notice, and never less than state law requires.
Signatures and dates: [signatures]
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General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.