MO HB2099

Expands anti-squatting laws to cover all private noncommercial property, removing the previous limitation to only properties containing residential dwellings

Allows property owners or authorized agents (including executors, administrators, trustees, and verified heirs) to file verified petitions for ex parte removal orders against unlawful occupants

Requires courts to hold hearings within 48 hours of petition filing; sheriffs must enforce removal orders and may arrest occupants for trespass or other offenses

Makes violation of an ex parte removal order a Class A misdemeanor, with mandatory arrest by law enforcement regardless of whether the violation occurred in their presence

Expands the criminal mischief offense to include unlawfully detaining, occupying, or trespassing on any private noncommercial property (previously limited to residential dwellings)