Missouri Statutes
§ 534.300 — Three years' possession a bar to the action.
Missouri § 534.300
JurisdictionMissouri
Title XXXVISTATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS
Ch. 534Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 534.300 (2026).
Text
The provisions of this chapter shall not extend to any person who has had the uninterrupted occupation or been in quiet possession of any lands or tenements for the space of three whole years together, immediately preceding the filing of the complaint, or who has continued three whole years in the peaceable possession after the time for which the premises were demised or let to him, or those under whom he claims, shall have expired.
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Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 2854)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 2468; 1919 § 3016; 1909 § 7678
Nearby Sections
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§ 534.010
What entries deemed lawful.§ 534.020
Forcible entry and detainer defined.§ 534.080
Form of summons.§ 534.100
Return of officer.§ 534.120
Failure to prosecute, nonsuit.§ 534.130
Failure of defendant to appear.§ 534.140
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Bluebook (online)
Missouri § 534.300, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/534/534.300.