Skip to main content
DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 517

Citation
Section 517
Parent Document
Rahman v. Matador Villa Associates, 821 S.W.2d 102 (1991)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
1991-12-17

Full Text

302 chars
The specific statute applicable to rent and possession and landlord-tenant actions is § 535.020. A basic rule of statutory construction is that the specific statute prevails over the general statute. State ex rel. Osborne v. Goeke, 806 S.W.2d 670, 672 (Mo. banc 1991). Section 535.020 provides in part: