Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Missouri

Q: Is it aginst the law for a non profit church to rent the parsonage out for 8 years

I have been renting the parsonage from the church in my town for 8 years a few months ago i got a letter saying that my boys and i have until june 1st to be out found out that the whole time i had been paying the church for rent that they were a non profit church. Is that even legal?

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Jennifer Sheila Kornblum
Jennifer Sheila Kornblum
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  • Landlord Tenant Lawyer
  • Springfield, MO
  • Licensed in Missouri

A: It is not illegal for a nonprofit organization to rent property.

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