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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Detling v. Edelbrock, 671 S.W.2d 265 (1984)

Citation
Detling v. Edelbrock, 671 S.W.2d 265 (1984)
Parent Document
Detling v. Edelbrock, 671 S.W.2d 265 (1984)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
1984-05-15

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Respondent bases his first claim on § 20.4 of the Kansas City Code, which provides: “It shall be unlawful for any person to: (1) use, occupy or maintain any premises which fails to comply with the requirements of [The Property Maintenance Code] ...” Respondent contends that appellants’ lease agreements were illegal from the inception because the defects appellants complained of existed at the time the lease was entered into. Illegality of contract is an affirmative defense which, under Rule 55.08, respondent was obliged to plead responsively. See Parker v. Pine, 617 S.W.2d 536, 542 (Mo.App.1981); McDowell v. Schuette,