Missouri · RSMo chapter 442Missouri seller disclosure laws: contamination, meth production and stigmatized property

Three sections of Missouri's property chapter shape what a seller must put in writing. Contamination (RSMo 442.055): if premises to be sold, rented, leased or otherwise transferred are or were contaminated with radioactive or other hazardous material, the owner, seller, landlord or other transferor must disclose that in writing to the prospective buyer, tenant or transferee – when they have knowledge of it. 'Knowledge' has a specific meaning here: receiving a report stating affirmatively that the premises is or was contaminated. Failing to disclose with that knowledge is a class A misdemeanor. Methamphetamine (RSMo 442.606): a seller who knew the property was used for meth production must disclose it in writing, whether or not anyone was convicted; and a seller must disclose in writing that the premises was the residence of a person convicted of listed meth-related crimes, or the storage site or lab for the substances involved, if the seller knew or should have known of the convictions. Psychologically impacted property (RSMo 442.600): the fact that a property – or one close by – was the site of a homicide, other felony or suicide, or that an occupant had HIV/AIDS or another disease highly unlikely to spread through occupying a home, is not a material fact that must be disclosed, and no action can be brought against an agent or broker for not disclosing it.