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Last reviewed September 2026

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Missouri Rent Increase Notice

A Missouri landlord has to give tenants written notice before rent goes up. How much notice — and whether there’s a cap — is set by statute. Here’s what Missouri’s says.

Missouri rules at a glance

Missouri rules for a Rent Increase Notice
Notice before an increaseNo Missouri statute sets a rent-increase notice period; for a month-to-month tenancy, an increase is a change of terms, so the one-month termination notice is the practical minimum.RSMo §441.060
Rent capNo county or city may enact, maintain or enforce any ordinance that regulates the amount of rent for privately owned residential property.RSMo §441.043

Rent, late fees & rent increases

Missouri has no statute capping residential late fees and no mandatory grace period. A late fee is enforceable because it is written into the lease, and — as with any contract charge — a fee far out of proportion to the landlord’s real loss risks being treated as an unenforceable penalty. There is no fixed legal number.

  • Rent increases — No Missouri statute sets a rent-increase notice period. Rent is fixed for a fixed-term lease; for a month-to-month tenancy, an increase is a change of terms, so the one-month termination notice under §441.060 is the practical minimum.
  • Rent control — No county or city may enact, maintain or enforce any ordinance that regulates the amount of rent for privately owned residential property (§441.043).
  • 2025 preemption expansion — Effective August 28, 2025 (HB 595 & 343), cities and counties also may not require landlords to accept housing-assistance income, restrict landlords’ own screening criteria (income, credit, eviction or criminal history), cap security deposits, or impose right-of-first-refusal mandates. Local rules protecting recipients of veterans’ benefits remain allowed (§441.043).
  • Occupancy — A limit of two persons per bedroom is presumed reasonable in Missouri; it doesn’t apply to children born to the tenants during the lease (§441.060.2).

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