A Missouri commercial lease agreement is a document between a landlord and a business tenant describing the terms of renting an office, retail, or industrial building. It provides a framework for the transaction, allowing the landlord to collect rent payments and the tenant to conduct business within the defined permissions.
This agreement includes multiple provisions, including both parties identifying details, the premises’s address, property use guidelines, the lease’s length, and maintenance/repair responsibilities.
Missouri Business Entity Search: Use this resource to determine if a business has authorization to conduct its operations in the state before proceeding with its potential tenancy.
REQUIREMENTS
Rental Laws: Missouri Revised Statutes § 400.2A.
Consumer Protection Laws: MO Rev. Stat. § 400.2A-104.
Jurisdiction: According to MO Rev. Stat. § 400.2A-106, a lease’s jurisdiction must be very specific. It can only be one either:
- in which the lessee lives when the agreement becomes enforceable or
- in which the goods are to be used.
A lease won’t recognize any other jurisdiction even if the parties mutually decide on one.
