Section 441.236

Title XXIX OWNERSHIP AND CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY

Chapter 441

Effective - 28 Aug 2001, 2 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  *441.236.  Methamphetamine production, landlord to disclose to tenant such production and certain criminal convictions. — 1. In the event that any premises to be leased by a landlord is or was used as a site for methamphetamine production, the landlord shall disclose in writing to the tenant the fact that methamphetamine was produced on the premises, provided that the landlord had knowledge of such prior methamphetamine production. The landlord shall disclose any prior knowledge of methamphetamine production, regardless of whether the persons involved in the production were convicted for such production.

  2. A landlord shall disclose in writing the fact that any premises to be leased by the landlord either was the place of residence of a person convicted of any of the following crimes, or was the storage site or laboratory for any of the substances for which a person was convicted of any of the following crimes, provided that the landlord knew or should have known of such convictions:

  (1) Creation of a controlled substance in violation of section 195.420;

  (2) Possession of ephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine in violation of section 195.246;

  (3) Unlawful use of drug paraphernalia with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine in violation of subsection 2 of section 195.233;

  (4) Endangering the welfare of a child by any of the means described in subdivision (4) or (5) of subsection 1 of section 568.045; or

  (5) Any other crime related to methamphetamine, its salts, optical isomers and salts of its optical isomers either in chapter 195 or in any other provision of law.

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(L. 2001 S.B. 89 & 37)

*This section was enacted by both H.B. 471 and S.B. 89 & 37 during the 1st Regular Session of the Ninety-first General Assembly, 2001. Due to possible conflict, both versions are printed here.