Missouri Former-Tenant Abandoned Personal Property Notice

Missouri Notice of Belief of Abandonment

Statutory Gate

• Landlord reasonably believes tenant vacated and does not intend to return: ☐ Yes
• Rent has been due and unpaid for 30 days: ☐ Yes
• Amount and period unpaid: [________________________________]
• Posting date: [__/__/____]
• First-class mailing date: [__/__/____]
• Certified-mail date/tracking: [________________________________]
• Response deadline, 10 days after both posting and mailing: [__/__/____]

Statutory Notice

To tenant: [________________________________]

Rental premises: [________________________________]

THE RENT ON THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN DUE AND UNPAID FOR THIRTY CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND THE LANDLORD BELIEVES THAT YOU HAVE MOVED OUT AND ABANDONED THE PROPERTY.

THE LANDLORD MAY DECLARE THIS PROPERTY ABANDONED AND REMOVE YOUR POSSESSIONS FROM THIS UNIT AND DISPOSE OF THEM UNLESS YOU WRITE TO THE LANDLORD STATING THAT YOU HAVE NOT ABANDONED THIS UNIT WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE LANDLORD HAVING BOTH POSTED THIS NOTICE ON YOUR DOOR AND MAILING THIS NOTICE TO YOU. YOU SHOULD MAIL YOUR STATEMENT BY REGULAR FIRST CLASS MAIL AND, IF YOU SO CHOOSE, BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THIS ADDRESS:

Landlord name and street address for response:

[____________________________________________________________]

You may prevent a declaration of abandonment by timely paying the rent or responding in writing that you do not intend to abandon the premises. If neither occurs within the statutory period, the premises may be deemed abandoned and remaining tenant property may be removed or disposed of without liability as provided by § 441.065.

Basis and Property Record

• Observations supporting belief of vacancy/no return: [________________________________]
• Remaining possessions observed: [________________________________]
• Inventory and photographs retained: ☐ Yes

Service Certificate

• Posted on premises on: [DATE / TIME / LOCATION]
• Mailed first-class to last-known address on: [DATE / ADDRESS]
• Mailed certified, return receipt requested, on: [DATE / TRACKING]
• Copies and proof retained: ☐ Yes

Landlord/agent signature and date: [________________________________]

Sources and References

• Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.065 — Missouri Revisor of Statutes — https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=441.065