Missouri tenant & lease bonds.
From $100.
This is a court bond posted in a Missouri landlord-tenant case, most often the bond a tenant files to stay possession on appeal of a rent-and-possession or unlawful-detainer judgment under RSMo Chapters 534–535. The court sets the amount, and pricing starts from $100.
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How much does a Missouri tenant & lease bond cost?
5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Apply to filed, fast.
Court deadlines are tight — apply once, run one soft credit pull, and file with the clerk. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the case and court, and the bond amount the court set — that is the application, plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. The soft pull never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File with the clerk
Receive the executed bond, ready to file with the circuit clerk to meet your appeal or possession deadline. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the court insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually does
Missouri handles landlord-tenant disputes through two statutory tracks: rent and possession (RSMo Chapter 535) and unlawful detainer (RSMo Chapter 534). When a judgment for possession is entered, the losing party can appeal — but to remain in the premises during the appeal, the statute requires a bond.
On a possession appeal, the bond is generally set at the amount of the judgment plus rent owed since the judgment plus court costs, and rent that accrues during the appeal is typically paid into the court as it comes due. The bond protects the prevailing party against the loss they would suffer if the appeal fails and they were kept out of their property.
The court sets the exact figure. We issue the bond in that amount at 5% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum, backed by a quick soft credit check that never affects your score — fast, because these filings run on a court clock. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the clerk. Receive the executed bond, ready to file with the circuit clerk to meet your appeal or possession deadline. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the court insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, one soft pull.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued same or next business day.
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Tenant / lease bond, filed on time.
Pricing from $100, soft pull only. Enter the amount the court set and file with the clerk.