JaredUmm t1_jd24voj wrote on March 21, 2023 at 8:21 AM

I’m a property manager, and I’m not aware of this cap you refer to. Management companies can set up a rule like that for their leases, but do you mean there is a city ordinance that only applies to certain zones within the city?

Low_Tourist t1_jd28aar wrote on March 21, 2023 at 9:12 AM

Springfieldmo.gov has a PDF on their site that states

Each lease or rental contract entered into
regarding rental housing containing one or two
units which is zoned R-SF or R-TH and is located
in the designated neighborhood areas shall
contain the following language:
“Occupancy limited to one family or
three unrelated people, or one family
or four related people as determined by
the zoning classification of the
property.”
This language shall be posted on all such rental
property. Failure to comply with this section
shall render the occupancy permit null and
void.
(G.O. No. 6409, § 1, 11-27-2017)

JaredUmm t1_jd2a93g wrote on March 21, 2023 at 9:41 AM

Thank you. I misunderstood the original post.

Notably though, this would only apply to single family houses and townhouses…and it isn’t enforced anyways.

spewdy t1_jd3cvs7 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 3:27 PM

It is to my understanding that in the city of Shawnee, Kansas, a similar law was voted in to “protect tenants from exploitative landlords”. As for Springfield, the unrelated tenant cap is news to me as of yesterday. While it’s true that there are zones where this does not apply and therefore cannot be legally enforced, unfortunately there is only a handful of affordable 4BR rentals available and all of the ones that I have specifically searched for on zoning maps are located in R-SF zones. Luckily, you’re right, it doesn’t really seem like the city even acknowledges this law.