If your landlord is refusing to make repairs to your home you may be tempted to withhold rent. Do not withhold the rent, instead low-wage workers may call our office to discuss your legal rights. A landlord may be able to evict you for withholding rent and, under Missouri law, it is unclear whether a landlord’s abuses may be used as a defense for non-payment.
Read more information about your rights as a renter in Missouri here.
The Heartland Center for Jobs & Freedom, directed by Gina Chiala, hosts workshops and provides legal services to low-wage workers in the areas of consumer law (such as debt collection abuses), employment law (wage theft, employment discrimination, background check abuses), and landlord-tenant law. We also provide leadership training to low-wage workers who are leading social justice movements to improve working conditions and the economy.
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Heartland Center for Jobs & Freedom
4120A Baltimore Ave. Kansas City, MO 64111
Office line: 816-278-1092
Hotline: 816-278-1344
