Missouri Residential Home Improvement Contract — Office Sale

Missouri Residential Home Improvement Contract — Office Sale

Before signing: Use this contract for improvement or repair of an existing Missouri home when the owner negotiates and signs at the contractor's permanent business office. For a sale personally solicited and agreed to at the owner's residence, use a separate form with any applicable cancellation notices. Complete the work description, price, payment schedule and lien notice before either party signs. Give the owner a completed copy of this contract and its attachments.

Substantial-remodel check: If the work qualifies as a remodel of a residence and the total project cost exceeds half the residence's assessed value for property tax purposes when this contract is made, give the homeowner the conspicuous Missouri construction-defect notice addendum when signing. See Mo. Rev. Stat. § 436.350(9) and § 436.353(1).

Agreement date: [__/__/____] Contractor's permanent office where signed: [STREET, CITY, MO ZIP]

Project property: [STREET ADDRESS, CITY, MO ZIP]. Owner occupancy: ☐ Owner occupies the home ☐ Owner expects to occupy it after work ☐ Neither. Existing dwelling units: [NUMBER]. Contractor trade license or registration, if applicable: [TYPE, NUMBER, ISSUER / NONE].

1. Work, materials and schedule

Contractor will perform the work described here and in Exhibit A: [ROOMS, TASKS, MEASUREMENTS, MATERIALS, BRANDS, MODELS, FINISHES, CLEANUP]. Plans and specifications: [TITLE AND DATE / NONE]. Excluded work: [DESCRIPTION / NONE].

Contractor's permit and inspection tasks: [LIST]. Owner's tasks: [LIST / NONE]. Expected start: [__/__/____]. Expected substantial completion: [__/__/____]. Contractor will protect the work area and remove debris as described in [DETAILS]. Contractor will notify Owner in writing of a material delay and give a revised estimate.

2. Price and payment schedule

Fixed total price: $[AMOUNT], including the work, listed materials, taxes, assigned permit charges and cleanup. Included allowances: [ITEM AND AMOUNT / NONE]. Owner will pay:

These amounts must total the fixed price. Payment method: [METHOD]. Contractor will give an itemized receipt for each payment. Extra work or a changed price requires a written change order signed before the changed work begins. No lien waiver or release is given by this contract alone.

3. Missouri mechanic's lien notice to owner

Contractor gives this notice at signing, before receiving any payment. Print the notice in bold type of at least 10 points.

NOTICE TO OWNER

FAILURE OF THIS CONTRACTOR TO PAY THOSE PERSONS SUPPLYING MATERIAL OR SERVICES TO COMPLETE THIS CONTRACT CAN RESULT IN THE FILING OF A MECHANIC'S LIEN ON THE PROPERTY WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS CONTRACT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 429, RSMO.

TO AVOID THIS RESULT YOU MAY ASK THIS CONTRACTOR FOR "LIEN WAIVERS" FROM ALL PERSONS SUPPLYING MATERIAL OR SERVICES FOR THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THIS CONTRACT.

FAILURE TO SECURE LIEN WAIVERS MAY RESULT IN YOUR PAYING FOR LABOR AND MATERIAL TWICE.

Owner acknowledgment of receiving the notice before payment: [INITIALS] Date: [__/__/____]

For owner-occupied existing residential property of four units or less, a separate owner consent can affect lien rights of persons other than the original contractor. No such consent is included or signed by this contract. A proposed consent would need the statutory wording and a signature separate from this notice under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.013. Contractor will keep a copy of this notice and provide it to a person performing work or supplying material on request, as that section requires.

4. Completion, warranty and disputes

The parties will inspect the finished work and list unfinished or disputed items with agreed correction dates. Written workmanship warranty, if offered: [ATTACHMENT, TERM AND CLAIM PROCESS / NONE BEYOND APPLICABLE LAW]. Manufacturer warranties, if any: [PRODUCT AND DOCUMENT / NONE]. Contractor will deliver agreed permit closeout, warranty and product documents it receives.

The parties will first exchange written descriptions of a dispute at the addresses above. This voluntary exchange does not change any legal notice rule. Missouri law governs the agreement. A court with jurisdiction may hear an unresolved dispute.

5. Changes, signatures and copies

A change order must identify changed work and materials, the old and new price, any schedule change, and both signatures. This signed contract, completed exhibits and later signed change orders state the whole agreement. Owner and Contractor will each receive a complete signed copy.

Owner signature: [____________________________] Date: [__/__/____]

Contractor authorized signature: [____________________________] Date: [__/__/____]

Exhibit A — detailed work and materials

Work areas, tasks and measurements: [________________________________]. Materials, models and quantities: [________________________________]. Permits and inspections: [________________________________]. Site protection and cleanup: [________________________________]. Attachment pages: [____].

Change order

Number: [____] Date: [__/__/____]. Changed work: [________________________________]. Price adjustment: ☐ Add $[____] ☐ Deduct $[____]. Revised total: $[____]. Revised completion estimate: [__/__/____ / UNCHANGED].

Owner signature: [________________] Contractor signature: [________________]

Official sources

• Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.012, original contractor's notice to owner.
• Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.013, separate owner consent and notice records.