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Missouri law doesn't make it easy for tenants to break the lease or withhold rent. Instead, in most situations, when a landlord breaches the lease, the tenant must continue to pay rent while pursuing a lawsuit against the landlord.

Dear (Name of landlord or manager), This letter constitutes my written (number of days' notice that you need to give based on your lease agreement) -day notice that I will be moving out of my apartment on (date), the end of my current lease. I am leaving because (new job, rent increase, etc.

Breaking a Missouri lease agreement without a court order or a valid excuse can have many serious consequences. First, the landlord may take legal action by suing you for the rent you should have paid under the lease agreement and other costs related to cleaning the apartment and finding a new tenant.

Tenants must send notice before breaking a lease if they have a periodic one. It's either one month of notice for monthly leases or 60 days of notice for yearly ones with no end date. Those with fixed-term leases don't need to provide notice, as the lease ends on its last day.

Tenants must send notice before breaking a lease if they have a periodic one. It's either one month of notice for monthly leases or 60 days of notice for yearly ones with no end date. Those with fixed-term leases don't need to provide notice, as the lease ends on its last day.

Under landlord tenant laws in Missouri, legal justifications for breaking a lease agreement include landlord harassment, lease violations, violation of habitability standards or any of the other landlord responsibilities, and if the tenant is a serviceman beginning active military duty with the armed forces.