📢 Renters Take Notice - Eviction Notice and Demand | STL Buy and Sell Realtors ⛔ Community Action Initiative | Saint Louis Buy and Sell Realtors Renters take Notice: If you are the victim of an eviction notice and in fear of losing your residence Missouri Statutes have remedies available to offer protection from residential evictions. 1. RSMo Chapter 535 — Rent and Possession (Nonpayment of Rent) Statute: Section 535.010 et seq. RSMo Scope: This is the civil litigation procedure used when a tenant fails to pay rent. Process: The landlord must file a verified statement/petition in the circuit court (Associate Circuit Division) of the county where the property is located. The court issues a summons served by a sheriff or process server. A judge must issue a formal judgment for possession before the landlord can request a Writ of Execution for Possession directing the sheriff to execute the eviction. 2. RSMo Chapter 534 — Unlawful Detainer (Holdover & Lease Violations) ...