(a) In any action filed pursuant to Chapter 535, a judgment or proposed judgment, whether taken by consent, default, or on the merits, shall itemize the award of all rent, interest, late fees, attorney fees, and any other monetary amounts awarded by the judgment. The itemization of judgment must be set forth in the form appended to this rule, or in a substantially similar form.
Rule 74.80.Actions Filed Pursuant to Chapter 535 -- Itemization of Damages in Judgment.
Part I · Rule 74: Judgments, Orders and Proceedings Thereon · Last amended July 1, 2020 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceRule 74.80 requires any judgment in a Chapter 535 action to itemize all rent, interest, late fees, attorney fees, and other monetary amounts awarded, using the appended form or a substantially similar one, and it blocks execution on a judgment that does not comply.
Full Text of Rule 74.80
(b) No execution shall issue on a judgment that does not comply with this rule.
Amendment History
Adopted Dec. 31, 2019, eff. July 1, 2020.
Plain-English Summary
Chapter 535 of the Missouri statutes governs landlord-tenant actions for rent and possession, and Rule 74.80 imposes a transparency requirement on judgments entered in those cases. Whether the judgment comes by consent, by default, or after a decision on the merits, it must break out — item by item — every category of money awarded: rent, interest, late fees, attorney fees, and any other monetary amount the judgment includes.
The rule does not leave the format to guesswork. It requires the itemization to follow the form appended to the rule, or a form that is substantially similar to it, so that anyone reviewing the judgment can see precisely how the total amount breaks down between rent owed, accrued interest, fees, and legal costs.
The rule has teeth: if a judgment does not comply with this itemization requirement, no execution can issue on it. That means a landlord cannot enforce a Chapter 535 judgment — garnishing wages, seizing property, or similar collection tools — until the judgment itself has been properly itemized in the required form.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kinds of amounts must be itemized in a Chapter 535 judgment?
Rent, interest, late fees, attorney fees, and any other monetary amounts the judgment awards.
Does this itemization requirement apply to default and consent judgments too?
Yes. The rule applies whether the judgment is taken by consent, by default, or decided on the merits.
Is there a required format for the itemization?
Yes. It must follow the form appended to the rule, or a form that is substantially similar.
What happens if a Chapter 535 judgment isn't properly itemized?
No execution may issue on that judgment until it complies with the itemization requirement.
What cases does Chapter 535 cover?
The rule text identifies it as governing actions filed pursuant to Chapter 535, which addresses landlord-tenant matters involving rent and possession; the rule itself does not go further into the substantive detail of that statute.
Source & verification. Rule text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Missouri State & Federal Court Rules, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Missouri. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
Official source
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