Missouri mobile home rights cheat sheet

A quick reference to how Missouri law generally treats mobile home lot tenancies. Missouri has no dedicated mobile home park act. Lot tenancies are governed by the general landlord-tenant statutes (chapters 441 and 535), eviction by rent-and-possession and unlawful-detainer law, and manufactured-home title by the Department of Revenue (chapter 700). This is general information, not legal advice, and the authors are not lawyers — for a specific situation, consider consulting a licensed attorney in Missouri. Each line cites the controlling authority; read it at the official source linked in Sources below.

At a glance

Topic	What the law generally provides	Cite
Governing law	No dedicated park act. General landlord-tenant law (ch. 441, 535) applies.	ch. 441, 535
Lot rent	No cap and no mobile-home increase notice; the written lease controls.	(no statute)
Ending a month-to-month tenancy	One month's written notice.	§441.060
Eviction — nonpayment	Rent and possession action after a rent demand; pay what's due to resolve.	§535.020
Eviction — holdover	Unlawful detainer after the tenancy is terminated.	§534.030
Security deposit	Max two months' rent; return or itemize within 30 days; double damages for wrongful withholding.	§535.300
Fees	No mobile-home fee cap; the lease governs (deposit aside).	(no statute)
Selling / buying	No sell-in-place or buyer-approval statute; lease + park rules govern; dealers/installers licensed by the Manufactured Housing Commission.	ch. 700
Utilities	No mobile-home submetering statute; lease + Public Service Commission govern.	(no statute)
Title	Department of Revenue titles the home like a motor vehicle; title persists even if affixed.	§700.320
Title — conversion	Surrender the title + record an affidavit of affixation (§442.015) to make the home real property.	§700.111
Storm / construction	Federal HUD code + Manufactured Housing Commission code and installer licensing.	§700.010

How to use this

This sheet summarizes; it does not replace the statute or legal advice. Because Missouri has no dedicated park act, the written lease, the general landlord-tenant statutes, and the home's title status are the first things to check. Other authorities — the Manufactured Housing Commission, the Public Service Commission, federal law, and local ordinances — can also apply.

Where to read more

• Missouri topic guides on FightMyPark: lot rent, eviction, fees, utilities, buying, selling, title, and storm.
• The official statute text and agency pages, linked in the Sources section below.