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Missouri Notice to Pay Rent or Quit

A notice to pay or quit is the formal demand a Missouri landlord must serve before starting a nonpayment eviction. Missouri does not set a single fixed notice period for nonpayment of rent, so check the current statute before serving your notice.

Fill in the rent owed, the rental period it covers, and the deadline, and download a Missouri pay or quit notice ready to serve, in Word and PDF.

Create your Missouri notice to pay rent or quitRead the full Notice to Pay Rent or Quit guide

Missouri notice periods

Missouri eviction notice periods by notice type
Notice typeMinimum noticeStatute
Nonpayment of rent (pay or quit)No single fixed period: check your state statute before serving.See your state statute
Lease violation (cure or quit)No single fixed period: check your state statute before serving.See your state statute
No-fault termination (month to month)30 daysMo. Rev. Stat. 441.060

Missouri lets a landlord sue for rent and possession after a demand for rent without a fixed statutory notice period (Mo. Rev. Stat. 535.020).

Verify before you rely on it

Landlord-tenant statutes change, and cities or counties can add stricter local rules. Confirm the current Missouri requirement in the statute cited above (or with your local court's self-help resources) before serving your notice.

How this template works in Missouri

Answer guided questions about the landlord, the tenant, and the amounts owed, then enter the Missouri notice period from the table above. The finished notice is ready to serve and download in Word and PDF.

The form, the live preview, and the full guide live on the main Notice to Pay Rent or Quit page.

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