Kansas Landlord-Tenant Law
Know your rights as a renter in Kansas. This guide covers security deposits, landlord entry, rent increases, eviction protections, and more under Kansas law.
Legal basis: Kansas landlord-tenant law — Kansas Statutes
30
Days to Return Deposit
1 month's rent
Max Deposit
Reasonable
Entry Notice
Not Required
Deposit Escrow
Max Deposit shows the short version — read the full rule below.
What Kansas law says about deposits
Maximum Deposit
1 month's rent (1.5 furnished), plus a pet deposit up to half a month's rent
Return Deadline
30 daysat most, after the tenancy ends, possession is returned and the tenant asks
Penalties, interest & late-fee rules under Kansas law
If your deposit is wrongfully or late returned
Landlord may owe 1.5 times the wrongfully withheld amount.
Interest on your deposit is not required
Grace period
No mandatory grace period
Must be in the lease
Yes — a late fee is only enforceable if it is written into your lease
Your privacy protections
Required Notice Period
Reasonable notice
no set hours (K.S.A. 58-2557)
In Kansas, your landlord must give this notice before entering your rental unit, except in genuine emergencies. This protects your right to privacy and peaceful enjoyment of your home.
Exceptions: Landlords may enter without notice in cases of emergency (fire, flooding, etc.) or if you've abandoned the property.
No notice statute; no caps
Legal basis: No Statute
Landlord must start repairs within 14 days
Legal basis: K.S.A. 58-2553, 58-2559
Protected
Legal basis: KSA § 58-2572
No rent after moving out
Legal basis: K.S.A. 58-25,137
Self-help illegal
Legal basis: KSA § 58-2563
Important facts about Kansas rental law
Kansas limits security deposits to 1 month's rent (1.5 months if the lease has the tenant use the landlord's furniture), plus up to half a month more if the lease allows pets.
Kansas landlords must return deposits within 30 days of move-out.
Kansas requires landlords to provide a written move-in checklist.
Kansas landlords must give reasonable notice, and may enter only at reasonable hours; the statute sets no number of hours (K.S.A. 58-2557).
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In Kansas, the security deposit limit is 1 month's rent (1.5 furnished), plus a pet deposit up to half a month's rent.
Kansas landlords must return security deposits within 30 days after you move out (at most, after the tenancy ends, possession is returned and the tenant asks).
In Kansas, landlords must give reasonable notice before entering your rental unit (no set hours (K.S.A. 58-2557)).
Late fees in Kansas: No statutory cap. No mandatory grace period.
No notice statute; no caps. No Kansas statute sets how much notice a landlord must give before raising rent. Either side can end a month-to-month tenancy with written notice ending it on a rent date at least 30 days away (K.S.A. 58-2570(b)). No statewide cap, and local governments may not control rent (K.S.A. 12-16,120). Source: No Statute.
Landlord must start repairs within 14 days. Landlord must follow housing codes, keep electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning working, and supply running water, hot water and reasonable heat (K.S.A. 58-2553(a)). Give written notice that the lease ends on a rent date at least 30 days away; it does not end if the landlord starts a good-faith repair within 14 days (K.S.A. 58-2559(a)(1)). The Kansas act gives no repair-and-deduct or rent-withholding right; you may sue for damages and a court order (K.S.A. 58-2559(b)). If the landlord willfully cuts off electric, gas, water or another essential service, you may end the lease and recover up to 1½ months' rent or your damages, whichever is greater (K.S.A. 58-2563). Source: K.S.A. 58-2553, 58-2559.
Protected. Retaliation prohibited. Cannot evict for complaints. Document communications. Source: KSA § 58-2572.
No rent after moving out. A tenant who in the past 12 months has been, or is in imminent danger of becoming, a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking or stalking owes no rent after moving out. Give the landlord a statement; if asked, a licensed professional's signed statement or a court order. Rent before you move out is still owed, and a termination fee of up to one month's rent is allowed only if the lease says so. Source: K.S.A. 58-25,137.
Self-help illegal. Self-help evictions illegal. Court process required. Contact police if locked out. Source: KSA § 58-2563.
Kansas tenants have rights including security deposit protections, notice requirements for landlord entry, habitability standards, and protections against retaliation. Use Honestkey to analyze your specific lease against Kansas law.
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