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Seasonal RV site agreements in Missouri

What Missouri law says about seasonal and annual RV guests, sub-metered electricity, sales tax and online signatures — and the clauses your agreement should carry because of it. Written for park owners, not lawyers.

Guest or tenant?Missouri gives private campground owners a statutory right to eject guests who are unregistered, stay past the agreed departure date, fail to pay fees, disturb others' quiet enjoyment, or violate the law; a person who refuses to leave commits first-degree trespass.
Metered electricNo Missouri statute or PSC rule specifically authorizing or capping campground resale of electricity was found.
Sales / lodging taxMissouri sales tax applies to rooms and sleeping accommodations furnished to transient guests by hotels, motels and similar establishments; a 'permanent resident' who contracts in advance for 30 consecutive days or more and actually stays is not taxed.
Signing onlineUniform Electronic Transactions Act (RSMo §§ 432.200 - 432.295)

Short version. Details, citations and sources are below.

Is a seasonal guest a tenant in Missouri?

Missouri gives private campground owners a statutory right to eject guests who are unregistered, stay past the agreed departure date, fail to pay fees, disturb others' quiet enjoyment, or violate the law; a person who refuses to leave commits first-degree trespass. The statute speaks of 'registered guests' and has no day threshold or explicit carve-out for seasonal occupants, and Missouri's general landlord-tenant law (RSMo ch. 441, 535) does not mention campgrounds.

What that means for notices and removal

Ask the guest to leave; if they refuse they are trespassing and law enforcement can remove them, and any unused prepaid fees must be refunded (§ 419.090). Post or distribute the required written policies (curfew, alcohol, tobacco, pets). For a year-round occupant using the site as a residence, a court could view the arrangement as a tenancy requiring ch. 535 eviction, so keep seasonal agreements fixed-term and recreational.

Cite: RSMo § 419.090

Sub-metering electricity to RV sites in Missouri

No Missouri statute or PSC rule specifically authorizing or capping campground resale of electricity was found. Investor-owned utility tariffs in Missouri generally restrict resale of service, and submetering practice is governed by lease terms and utility tariffs; confirm with your utility or electric cooperative before billing per kWh.

Sales and lodging tax on seasonal sites in Missouri

Missouri sales tax applies to rooms and sleeping accommodations furnished to transient guests by hotels, motels and similar establishments; a 'permanent resident' who contracts in advance for 30 consecutive days or more and actually stays is not taxed. The rule does not specifically mention campgrounds or RV sites, so confirm campsite treatment with the Department of Revenue.

Cite: RSMo § 144.020.1(6); 12 CSR 10-110.220

Signing agreements online in Missouri

Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Electronic signatures are valid for seasonal site agreements when the guest agrees to sign electronically, intends to sign, and the record is kept in a form that can be reproduced and shown not to have changed. Seasonal Sites records the signer’s typed name, email, time, IP address and a SHA-256 fingerprint of the exact text signed, and stores the signed PDF.

Cite: RSMo §§ 432.200 - 432.295

Clauses to include in a Missouri seasonal agreement

These are added on top of the eleven sections in the free template. Adjust the bracketed parts and have a local attorney read the result.

Recreational use, not a residence"The Site is licensed for recreational use only. The Guest maintains a permanent residence elsewhere at the address above, and the Site is not the Guest’s primary residence. Nothing in this agreement creates a residential tenancy." In this state the line between a recreational guest and a residential tenant is what decides which removal process applies, so say it plainly and keep the guest’s home address on file.
Metered electricityBill metered electricity at your actual utility cost and say so in the agreement; where a state or utility tariff speaks to resale, at-cost pass-through is the safe harbor everywhere we looked.
Term length and taxState the exact term dates and that the agreement is for a continuous stay of 30 days or more, and keep the signed copy with the term on it — where the summary above shows a long-stay exemption, that document is usually what the auditor asks for.
Electronic signature consent"The Guest consents to sign this agreement electronically and to receive invoices, receipts and notices by email at the address above." Keep the signer name, email, date/time, IP address and a fingerprint of the signed text.

State association: Missouri Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (MOARC).

Get the free seasonal site agreement template

Eleven plain-English sections, Word and PDF, with bracketed fields to fill in. Then paste the Missouri clauses above into it.

Or skip the paperwork entirely

Seasonal Sites takes this same agreement, fills in each guest’s name, site, rate and dates, emails them a link to sign on their phone, puts the installments on autopay, bills metered electric from your readings, and keeps the signed PDF with the audit record. Renewals for the whole park go out in one click. It works beside whatever reservation system you already use.

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Sources

This page summarizes public sources as of September 2026 for park owners and is not legal or tax advice. Statutes, tariffs and tax rules change; confirm anything you rely on with the agency or an attorney licensed in Missouri. Found an error? Email hello@seasonalsites.com.