Missouri Eviction Notice
A Missouri eviction notice for ending a month-to-month tenancy gives one month's written notice, effective on a periodic rent-paying date at least one month after the tenant's receipt (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.060(1), (4)(1)). Missouri sets no statutory notice day count for unpaid rent or lease violations — for nonpayment the landlord may file a rent-and-possession action once a demand for rent is made, good any time after rent is due (§ 535.060) — so this tool offers only the 1-month termination notice. This free template computes the date from your service date.
A Missouri eviction notice for landlords: the 1-month written notice to terminate a month-to-month tenancy, effective on a rent-paying date at least one month after the tenant receives it. Missouri is unusual — its statutes set no notice day count at all for unpaid rent or lease violations — so this tool offers only the no-fault notice and explains the rent-and-possession route for everything else.
Deadlines verified September 21, 2026 against revisor.mo.gov — Revised Statutes of Missouri, Missouri Revisor of Statutes — Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 441.060, 441.070, 535.060. New York is also covered from the home page.
1Build your Missouri notice
2The Missouri deadlines, notice by notice
Every statement below was read in the Revised Statutes of Missouri on September 21, 2026. Missouri fixes a statutory notice period only for ending tenancies at will and month-to-month (one month's written notice); it sets no notice day count for nonpayment or lease violations, so those reasons are not offered for this state. The notice type available in the tool:
- 1-Month Notice to Terminate (month-to-month tenancy) — Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.060.
3How the Missouri notice period is counted
- One month's notice, in writing: a tenancy at will or by sufferance, or for less than one year, may be terminated by giving one month's written notice requiring the person in possession to vacate (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.060(1)); oral non-agricultural leases are tenancies from month to month, terminable by one month's written notice (§ 441.060(3)).
- The termination lands on a rent date, not simply 30 days after delivery: the written notice must state that the tenancy terminates on a periodic rent-paying date not less than one month after the tenant's receipt of the notice (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.060(4)(1)).
- No notice day count exists for nonpayment: a demand of rent, or rent and possession, is deemed good any time after the rent becomes due (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 535.060), and the landlord may then sue in rent and possession under chapter 535. Serving a made-up 3-day or 10-day notice is not a Missouri requirement.
- No notice to quit is necessary at all where the term ends at a certain time or the lease dispenses with notice by special agreement (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.070).
4Mistakes that get a Missouri eviction notice thrown out
- Serving a fixed-day notice for unpaid rent. Missouri fixes no notice day count for nonpayment — the demand for rent is good any time after rent is due (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 535.060) and the remedy is a rent-and-possession action, not a 3-day or 10-day letter. A borrowed out-of-state form adds nothing.
- Counting 30 days instead of one month, or ending mid-month. The written notice must terminate the tenancy on a periodic rent-paying date not less than one month after the tenant receives it (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.060(4)(1)) — the deadline is a rent date, not a day count.
- Serving a notice where none is needed — or skipping one where the lease requires it. Missouri needs no notice to quit when the term ends at a certain time or the lease dispenses with notice (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.070) — but read the lease: a contractual notice clause still binds the landlord.
- Self-help after the notice expires. If the tenant holds over, the landlord must recover possession through an unlawful detainer or rent-and-possession action and a court judgment; lockouts and utility shutoffs are not lawful shortcuts.
- Filing before checking the lease term. For a fixed-term lease the analysis starts with the lease itself (and any notice clause), not with § 441.060 — the one-month statute covers tenancies at will and month-to-month arrangements.
Questions landlords ask about Missouri
How many days' notice does Missouri require for unpaid rent?
None by statute. Missouri fixes no notice day count for nonpayment: a demand of rent, or rent and possession, is deemed good when made at any time after the rent becomes due (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 535.060), and the landlord's remedy is a rent-and-possession action under chapter 535. Because the statute sets no day count, this tool offers no nonpayment notice for Missouri — an invented 3-day or 10-day deadline has no basis in Missouri law.
What notice does a Missouri lease violation require?
Missouri law fixes no notice day count for lease violations either. Termination for breach follows the lease's own terms, and the eviction remedy for a tenant who holds over is the unlawful detainer action under chapter 535 after the lease has been terminated. Serving a fixed 'cure-or-quit' day count copied from another state is not a Missouri rule, so this tool offers no violation notice for Missouri.
How much notice ends a month-to-month tenancy in Missouri?
One month's written notice. A tenancy at will or by sufferance, or for less than one year, may be terminated by one month's notice in writing requiring the person in possession to vacate (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.060(1)); oral non-agricultural leases are tenancies from month to month (§ 441.060(3)). The notice must state that the tenancy terminates on a periodic rent-paying date not less than one month after the tenant receives it (§ 441.060(4)(1)).
When is no eviction notice required in Missouri?
No notice to quit is necessary when the tenant's term ends at a certain time, or when notice is dispensed with by special agreement in the lease (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.070). A fixed-term lease that expires by its own terms falls in the first category. Read the lease anyway: a contractual notice clause can re-impose a requirement the statute does not.
What happens after a Missouri tenant stays past the notice?
The tenant becomes a holdover, and the landlord must recover possession through a court action — rent and possession under chapter 535 for unpaid rent, or unlawful detainer for other holdovers — and obtain a judgment before possession can be recovered. After judgment and a writ, only lawful process (or the statute's post-judgment lock-removal procedure with law enforcement present, Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.060(5)) can put the landlord back in possession.
How is a Missouri termination notice delivered?
The statute requires the one month's notice to be given to the other party but prescribes no specific delivery method (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.060(1), (4)(1)). Serve it in a way you can prove — hand delivery with a dated receipt, or another traceable method — and keep proof of the delivery date, since the one-month period runs from the tenant's receipt.
Is this Missouri eviction notice template really free?
Yes — no account, no credit card, no trial. The document is built in your browser and nothing you type is stored or sent. The optional email field only notifies you when another state is verified; it never receives the contents of your notice.
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This tool is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Missouri deadlines verified September 21, 2026 against revisor.mo.gov — Revised Statutes of Missouri, Missouri Revisor of Statutes — Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 441.060, 441.070, 535.060. Not a substitute for a licensed Missouri attorney.