Kansas Residential Lease Agreement
What Kansas law requires in a residential lease — the deposit cap, the return deadline, the notice to end a month-to-month tenancy, and the disclosures you have to give the tenant. Every figure is cited to the statute it comes from and dated. The free Kansas lease template is one click away.
Maintained by Rapi Stack · Every state-specific figure on this page is cited to its statute or official agency page · Dataset last verified 2026 · Not legal advice.
Other Kansas rules your lease has to live with
Beyond the deposit, Kansas law sets rules on entry, late fees, and repairs that apply whether or not the lease mentions them.
- Repair and deduct. No statutory repair-and-deduct; tenant remedies for landlord noncompliance are written notice/termination and damages or injunctive relief — K.S.A. 58-2559(a)-(b) ↗
- Habitability. Kansas law implies a warranty of habitability into every residential lease; a clause waiving it is unenforceable. — K.S.A. 58-2553(a) ↗
Each point links to the Kansas source it was taken from. Rules change; confirm before relying on them.
What Kansas law requires · as of 2026
- Max security deposit
- 1 month's rent (1.5 if furnished)
- Deposit return deadline
- 30 days after move-out
- Notice to end month-to-month
- 30 days
Source: Kan. Stat. §58-2550 · verify ↗. Laws change — confirm the current rule before you rely on it.
Deposit still not back 30 days after move-out? Ask for it in writing with a Kansas security deposit demand letter; if that doesn’t work, the usual next step is Kansas small claims court.
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Required disclosures in Kansas
What Kansas law says a residential landlord has to tell the tenant, each with the statute it comes from. Federal rules and some city ordinances can add more.
Joint move-in inventory
Within 5 days of initial occupancy landlord (or representative) and tenant must jointly inventory the premises and sign duplicate copies of the record of condition.
Source: K.S.A. 58-2548
Frequently asked questions
How much security deposit can a landlord charge in Kansas?
In Kansas, the security deposit is limited to 1 month's rent (1.5 if furnished), and it must be returned within 30 days after move-out (as of 2026). Source: Kan. Stat. §58-2550. Confirm the current rule before you sign.
Is this lease valid in Kansas?
A written lease that identifies the parties, the property, the term, and the rent is generally enforceable in Kansas once both sides sign. What it cannot do is contract around Kansas law: the deposit rules, entry notice, and habitability duties below apply whether or not the lease mentions them.
Can a tenant repair and deduct rent in Kansas?
No statutory repair-and-deduct; tenant remedies for landlord noncompliance are written notice/termination and damages or injunctive relief Source: K.S.A. 58-2559(a)-(b).
What does a landlord have to disclose in Kansas?
Under Kansas law: Joint move-in inventory (K.S.A. 58-2548). Federal and local rules can add more; each item on this page links to the law it comes from.
How does Kansas compare? See the security deposit limits in all 50 states, every figure cited to statute.
How Kansas compares
Computed from our 51-jurisdiction dataset (as of 2026). Source for Kansas: Kan. Stat. §58-2550 ↗.
- Kansas is one of 29 of 51 jurisdictions that cap the deposit by statute (22 set no statutory cap on the security deposit).
- Deposit return deadline
Deposit return deadline: 30 days, exactly the national median.
This is the most common figure nationally — shared by 26 other states.
Deposit return deadline in neighboring states — Colorado (30 days), Missouri (30 days), Nebraska (14 days), Oklahoma (45 days).
- Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy
Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy: 30 days, exactly the national median.
This is the most common figure nationally — shared by 39 other states.
Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy in neighboring states — Colorado (21 days), Missouri (30 days), Nebraska (30 days), Oklahoma (30 days).
The rest of what Kansas requires
The figures below are Kansas's, not national averages — each one is the value we verified for this state, with the statute it comes from. Follow a row to the full Kansas page for that document.
- Notice for unpaid rent · as of 2026
- 3 days to pay or quit K.S.A. § 58-2564; § 58-2570 ↗
- Notice to cure a lease violation · as of 2026
- 14 days K.S.A. § 58-2564; § 58-2570 ↗
- Small claims limit · as of 2026
- $10,000 K.S.A. 61-2703 (limit); 61-2707 (attorneys); 61-4001 (fees) ↗
- Where you file · as of 2026
- Small claims (Small Claims Procedure Act docket of the District Court) · filing fee Docket fee under K.S.A. 61-4001: $35 (claims to $500), $55 ($500-$5,000), $101 (over $5,000), plus judicial-branch surcharges that counties add; expect roughly $50-$120 total. K.S.A. 61-2703 (limit); 61-2707 (attorneys); 61-4001 (fees) ↗
- Rental application fee · as of July 2026
- No statutory limit Kansas Statutes ↗
- Bill of sale notarization · as of 2026
- Not required Kansas DOR (Form TR-312) / DMV.ORG ↗
- Power of attorney signing · as of 2026
- Notarization required Kan. Stat. §58-652 ↗
- LLC operating agreement · as of 2026
- Not required by statute, but it controls over the default rules K.S.A. 17-7663(m) ↗
- Recording a deed · as of 2026
- Register of Deeds (of the county in which the real estate is situated, K.S.A. 58-2221) · no witnesses K.S.A. 58-2209; K.S.A. 58-2221 ↗
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