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Missouri month-to-month lease agreement
Written for Missouri law, checked October 1, 2026 General information, not legal advice
- Hand over keys after signing
- Keep the agreement in a folder
- Renews each month until notice
A month-to-month tenancy renews each month until the landlord or the tenant gives notice. Choose month-to-month as the lease type, or set a fixed-term lease to convert to month-to-month when its term ends.
Missouri rules that apply
- Rent increase notice
- No state rule
- the lease controls
- Mo. Rev. Stat. chapter 441Mo. Rev. Stat. chapter 534Mo. Rev. Stat. chapter 535
Ending a month-to-month tenancy
You or the tenant may end a month-to-month tenancy with written notice stating that it ends on a periodic rent-paying date at least one month after the other side receives the notice (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.060.4(1)).
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- A tenancy at will, by sufferance or for less than one year may be ended by the person entitled to possession with one month's written notice to vacate (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.060.1).
- A tenancy from year to year ends with written notice given at least 60 days before the end of the year (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.050).
- A rental of a house, apartment or other building that is not made in a writing signed by the parties is a month-to-month tenancy, unless it is a rental of real estate for agricultural purposes other than gardening (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.060.3).
- No notice to quit is needed for a tenancy that ends on a set date, or when the parties agreed to dispense with notice (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.070).
- A tenant who gives written notice to leave on a date and stays afterward owes double rent for the time they remain (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.100).
- For an oral tenancy, a tenancy at will, or one for less than a year, a termination notice can be changed or withdrawn only by a writing dated after the notice; oral testimony cannot vary it (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.120.2).
The Rentari Missouri lease says either side may end a month-to-month tenancy by written notice that ends it on a rent-paying date at least one month after the notice is received.
Rent increase notice
Not set by statuteMissouri sets no notice period or limit for a rent increase. During a fixed term the lease controls. A month-to-month tenancy can be ended by written notice that takes effect on a rent-paying date at least one month after the tenant receives it (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.060.4; Mo. Rev. Stat. chapter 441; Mo. Rev. Stat. chapter 534; Mo. Rev. Stat. chapter 535).
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- Cities and counties may not regulate the amount of rent charged for privately owned residential rental property (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.043.1).See Rent control and local rules on the Missouri page