Is there rent control in Missouri?
No. Missouri has no statewide rent control, and its cities and counties cannot simply adopt their own: no county or city, including one with a charter, may enact, maintain or enforce an ordinance or resolution that regulates the amount of rent charged for privately owned residential or commercial rental property. Since August 28, 2025, the same section also bars local laws that make landlords rent to a tenant whose income includes housing assistance, that restrict their use of income, credit, eviction or criminal history in screening, that limit the security deposit, or that give tenants a right of first refusal. This is Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.043.
| What | Missouri |
|---|---|
| Rent control | Prohibited by state law |
| What the law does | Limits rent control by cities and counties |
Source
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.043
Read the statute in the Missouri Revised Statutes (Missouri Revisor of Statutes): revisor.mo.gov.
Checked against the statute on October 23, 2026.
This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.
How Seayora uses this rule
This page states whether the state lets its cities control rent, and any statewide limit on an increase, so a renewal can be checked before it is offered. In New York City, Seayora’s rent-increase advisor goes further: it computes the highest increase the Rent Guidelines Board order and the Good Cause standard allow for each apartment, with the law cited, and gives no number where the law is not verified.
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