MO HB1410

Extends the expiration date of fire sprinkler installation provisions for one- and two-family dwellings from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2024, allowing purchasers to choose whether to install sprinklers at their own cost.

Modifies eviction procedures by requiring tenants to vacate within twenty-four hours of an eviction order and eliminates automatic trial de novo rights in landlord-tenant cases, replacing them with appeal procedures under chapter 512.

Adds new definitions to landlord-tenant law including "tenant" (person occupying premises with landlord's consent) and clarifies that "lessee" refers to those obligated to pay rent, and "occupant" must be lawfully occupying a dwelling unit.

Establishes procedures for removal of persons unlawfully occupying dwelling units separate from eviction of tenants, allowing courts to order removal of criminal occupants without terminating the tenancy.

Creates landlord-tenant courts in the twenty-second judicial circuit (St. Louis) and sixteenth judicial circuit (Jackson County) staffed by court commissioners to hear landlord-tenant disputes, with parties able to appeal to appellate courts.