KansasTenants could end rentals after certain landlord breaches
Tenants could give written notice to end a rental agreement over a material landlord breach, with at least 30 days before the stated end date.
What it does
A tenant could give written notice to end a rental agreement over a material landlord breach. If the landlord makes a timely, good faith effort to fix a repairable breach, the agreement does not end on that notice.
Argument forTenants could use written notice to leave when a landlord materially breaks the rental agreement and does not make a timely, good faith effort to fix it.
Argument againstLandlords could lose a tenant over a repeated similar breach without another chance to fix it, even if they tried to address the first breach.
More detail
A tenant could end a rental agreement by giving the landlord written notice of a material breach. This applies when a landlord materially fails to meet the rental agreement, or fails to meet a listed landlord duty in a way that materially affects health or safety. The tenant cannot use this rule for a condition caused by the tenant or by a person or pet on the premises with the tenant’s express or implied permission. If a breach can be fixed and the landlord adequately starts a good faith effort to fix it within 14 days after receiving notice, that notice does not end the agreement. If the same or a similar breach happens after that 14-day period, the tenant may give notice without another chance to fix it. The notice must set an end date at least 30 days after the landlord receives it. If enacted, the act would take effect after publication in the statute book.
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History
- 2026
- Apr 10Died in CommitteeDied
- Feb 3IntroducedMinor
- Feb 3Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentIntroduced
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