{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-524.220","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 524.220","heading":"Land may be divided, when.","body":"If the value of the land, aside from the improvements, exceeds the value of the improvements, the court may, in its discretion, order either that the plaintiff shall pay for the improvements before he shall be allowed to take possession of the land, or that the land shall be divided between the occupying claimant and the plaintiff, according to their respective rights.","path":["Title XXXVI - STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS","Chapter 524 - Ejectment"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=524.220","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"d411701a3a753d7e4ab7a026a8b7b093917dfeeacbd2c4368651d4960533943a","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-524.210","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-524.230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}