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INTERNAL PROTOTYPE — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — DO NOT SEND

Section 535

Citation
Section 535
Parent Document
Property Exchange & Sales, Inc. v. King, 863 S.W.2d 12 (1993)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
1993-10-12

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Section 535.300.5 provides: “[i]f the landlord wrongfully withholds all or any portion of the security deposit in violation of this section, the tenant shall recover as damages not more than twice the amount wrongfully withheld.” The primary purpose of statutory construction is to ascertain the legislature’s intent. Lastra v. Intercontinental Investments, Co.,