441.730. Failure to prosecute claim, court may substitute other interested party. - Missouri Statutes

Failure to prosecute claim, court may substitute other interestedparty.

441.730. If the court finds that those parties with standing pursuantto section 441.710 have failed to either initiate or pursue a matter withreasonable diligence, then the court may substitute as a plaintiff anyparty that both consents to the appointment and that meets the definitionof an interested party. Substitution may only be had after giving to theparties, if the action has been filed, or to the landlord and the defendantif the action has not been filed, reasonable notice and opportunity to beheard by the court on the proposed substitution. As used in sections441.710 to 441.880, an "interested party" is defined as any incorporated,not-for-profit neighborhood association or community-based organizationwhich represents the well-being and interests of the community where theleased property is located.

(L. 1997 H.B. 361)