2019 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property
Chapter 441 - Landlord and Tenant
Section 441.043 Counties and cities not to adopt ordinances regulating rents of private or commercial property, exceptions.
Effective 28 Aug 1989
441.043. Counties and cities not to adopt ordinances regulating rents of private or commercial property, exceptions. — No county or city, or county or city with a charter form of government may enact, maintain, or enforce any ordinance or resolution which regulates the amount of rent to be charged for privately-owned, single-family, or multiple-unit residential or commercial rental property. This section shall not be construed as prohibiting any county or city, or any authority created by a county or city for that purpose, from:
(1) Regulating in any way property belonging to that city, county, or authority;
(2) Entering into agreements with private persons which regulate the amount of rent charged for subsidized rental properties; or
(3) Enacting ordinances or resolutions restricting rent for properties assisted with community development block grant funds.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 602 § 2)