535.185. Tenant to be furnished address of person managing property and address to receive notices and service of process--post office box address, procedure--violation, effect.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

535.185. Tenant to be furnished address of person managing property and address to receive notices and service of process--post office box address, procedure--violation, effect.

Tenant to be furnished address of person managing property and addressto receive notices and service of process--post office box address,procedure--violation, effect.

535.185. 1. The landlord of residential property or anyperson authorized to enter into a rental agreement on suchlandlord's behalf shall disclose to the tenant in writing at orbefore the commencement of the tenancy the name and address of:

(1) The person authorized to manage the premises; and

(2) An owner of the premises or a person authorized to actfor and on behalf of the owner for the purpose of service ofprocess and for the purpose of receiving and receipting fornotices and demands. If such owner or authorized person has anaddress which is a post office box, service of process and anynotice or demand may be made by mailing a copy of the summons,petition, notice or demand by first-class mail, postage prepaid,together with two copies of such summons, petition, notice ordemand pursuant to section 506.150, RSMo.

2. The information required to be furnished by this sectionshall be kept current and this section extends to and isenforceable against any successor landlord, owner, or manager.

3. A person who fails to comply with subsection 1 of thissection becomes an agent of each person who is a landlord for thepurpose of:

(1) Service of process and receiving and receipting fornotices and demands; and

(2) Performing the obligations of the landlord pursuant tochapter 441, RSMo, or this chapter, or any other obligationsunder the rental agreement and expending or making himselfavailable for the purposes of collecting all rent due from thepremises.