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In Kansas, landlord-tenant relationships are primarily governed laws: Kansas Chapter 58 – Article 25 Landlords and Tenants which deals with general provisions applicable to both commercial and residential leases, covering aspects such as lease agreements, the rights and obligations of both parties, and remedies in case of disputes.  Each section is outlined and linked below.

  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2505 – Termination of tenancy from year-to-year; notice
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2507 – Termination of lease for three months or longer; notice; effect of payment of rent
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2508 – Termination of tenancy of less than three months for nonpayment of rent; notice
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2509 – Notice to quit not necessary, when
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2542 – Jurisdiction of courts; procedure
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2545 – Rental agreement; terms and conditions in absence thereof
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2546 – Same; agreement not signed and delivered given effect by certain actions; limitation on term
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2547 – Same; prohibited terms and conditions; damages
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2550 – Security deposits; amounts; retention; return; damages for noncompliance
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2551 – Disclosures required of landlord or person authorized to enter rental agreement; person failing to comply becomes landlord’s agent for certain purposes
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2553 – Duties of landlord; agreement that tenant perform landlord’s duties; limitations
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2555 – Duties of Tenant
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2557 – Landlord’s right to enter; limitations
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2558 – Use of premises; extended absence of tenant
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2559 – Material noncompliance by landlord; notice; termination of rental agreement; limitations; remedies; security deposit
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2563 – Unlawful removal or exclusion of tenant; diminished services; damages; security deposit
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2564 – Material noncompliance by tenant; notice; termination of rental agreement; limitations; nonpayment of rent; remedies
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2565(c) – Extended absence of tenant; damages; entry by landlord; abandonment by tenant, when; reasonable effort to rent required; termination of rental agreement, when; personal property of tenant; disposition, procedure; proceeds; rights of person receiving property
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2565(d) – Extended absence of tenant; damages; entry by landlord; abandonment by tenant, when; reasonable effort to rent required; termination of rental agreement, when; personal property of tenant; disposition, procedure; proceeds; rights of person receiving property
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2570(a) – Termination of tenancy; notice; holdover by tenant; remedies; notice obligating tenant beyond terms of lease agreement, form
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2570(b) – Termination of tenancy; notice; holdover by tenant; remedies; notice obligating tenant beyond terms of lease agreement, form
  • Kan. Stat. § 58-2572 – Certain retaliatory actions by landlord prohibited; remedies; increased rent, when; action for possession, when
  • Kan. Stat. § 60-511 – Actions limited to five years
  • Kan. Stat. § 60-512 – Actions limited to three years