--- title: "Kansas Landlord Rules: Deposits, Notices, Evictions | MCC" description: "Kansas landlord-tenant rules: deposit capped at 1 month of rent, deposit returned within 30 days, 30-day notice to end month-to-month. Official sources linked." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/kansas-landlord-rules" --- Free tool · Kansas · Landlords and tenants # Kansas landlord rules: deposits, notices and the eviction steps The deposit rules, notice periods, eviction case and small claims limit for Kansas, each from the state's own pages or courts. **Quick answer.** Security deposit return deadline in Kansas: Within 14 days after the amount owed is determined, and in no event more than 30 days after the tenancy ends, with a written notice itemizing deductions (58-2550(b)). Deposit limit: One month's rent unfurnished; one and one-half months furnished; plus up to one-half month's rent for pets (58-2550(a)). **Sources checked:** November 2026 **Quick answer.** Kansas: deposit capped at 1 month of rent; deposit returned within 30 days; 30-day notice to end month-to-month; 3-day notice for unpaid rent; $10,000 small claims limit. 15 of 23 items are confirmed on official pages; 8 are marked not confirmed, with the page to check. ## Key numbers Deposit limit 1 month's rent Deposit back within 30 days Month-to-month notice (landlord) 30 days Unpaid rent notice 3 days Entry notice See the rule Writ to lockout Up to 14 days Small claims limit $10,000 ## Security deposit (6 of 6 confirmed) Law read: K.S.A. 58-2550. Need the other side served? [Process serving with an affidavit of service](/notary/process-serving). - ### ConfirmedDeposit limit One month's rent unfurnished; one and one-half months furnished; plus up to one-half month's rent for pets (58-2550(a)). Source: [Kansas Revisor of Statutes: K.S.A. 58-2550](https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0050.html), checked November 2026 - ### ConfirmedReturn deadline Within 14 days after the amount owed is determined, and in no event more than 30 days after the tenancy ends, with a written notice itemizing deductions (58-2550(b)). Source: [Kansas Revisor of Statutes: K.S.A. 58-2550](https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0050.html), checked November 2026 - ### ConfirmedItemized list of deductions Deductions itemized in a written notice delivered to the tenant (58-2550(b)). Source: [Kansas Revisor of Statutes: K.S.A. 58-2550](https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0050.html), checked November 2026 - ### ConfirmedInterest on the deposit None stated in K.S.A. 58-2550. Source: [Kansas Revisor of Statutes: K.S.A. 58-2550](https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0050.html), checked November 2026 - ### ConfirmedWhere the deposit is held None stated in K.S.A. 58-2550. Source: [Kansas Revisor of Statutes: K.S.A. 58-2550](https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0050.html), checked November 2026 - ### ConfirmedPenalty the law states One and one-half times the amount wrongfully withheld, plus the deposit due (58-2550(c)). Source: [Kansas Revisor of Statutes: K.S.A. 58-2550](https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0050.html), checked November 2026 More: [Security deposit rules by state](/tools/security-deposit-rules-by-state#st-KS) · [Deposit return deadline calculator](/tools/security-deposit-return-deadline-calculator?state=KS) ## Notice periods (4 of 6 confirmed) What the official text says about each notice. Cities and counties can add their own notice, just-cause or rent rules. Check local rules too. | Notice | Rule | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | Ending month-to-month (landlord) | Written notice naming a rent-paying date at least 30 days after it is received (7 days for week-to-week). A tenant in military service with orders needs no more than 15 days. | Source: [Kansas Revisor of Statutes: K.S.A. 58-2570](https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0070.html), checked November 2026 (K.S.A. 58-2570(b)) | | Ending month-to-month (tenant) | Written notice naming a rent-paying date at least 30 days after it is received (7 days for week-to-week). A tenant in military service with orders needs no more than 15 days. | Source: [Kansas Revisor of Statutes: K.S.A. 58-2570](https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0070.html), checked November 2026 (K.S.A. 58-2570(b)) | | Rent increase notice | Not confirmed — check [Kansas Revisor of Statutes: K.S.A. 58-2570](https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0070.html). Not in the sections read. Check K.S.A. 58-2540 et seq. | | | Unpaid rent notice | 3 days after written notice, counted as three consecutive 24-hour periods from delivery or posting; mailed notice adds two days. | Source: [Kansas Revisor of Statutes: K.S.A. 58-2564](https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0064.html), checked November 2026 (K.S.A. 58-2564(b)) | | Entry notice | Reasonable notice at reasonable hours; no notice for an extreme hazard. No set hours. | Source: [Kansas Revisor of Statutes: K.S.A. 58-2557](https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0057.html), checked November 2026 (K.S.A. 58-2557(a), (b)) | | Late fee limits | Not confirmed — check [Kansas Revisor of Statutes: K.S.A. 58-2570](https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0070.html). Not in the sections read. Check the lease. | | More: [Notice periods by state](/tools/landlord-tenant-notice-periods-by-state#st-KS) · [Notice date calculator](/tools/notice-date-calculator?state=KS) ## Eviction case, in order (4 of 10 confirmed) - **Notice before filing** The written notice comes first; its length is in the notice table above.Unpaid rent: 3 days after written notice, counted as three consecutive 24-hour periods from delivery or posting; mailed notice adds two days. - **Filing the case** Where the case goes and what it costs to start. #### Not confirmedCourt Not confirmed — check [Kansas Statutes 61-3808: Writ of restitution](https://kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/061_000_0000_chapter/061_038_0000_article/061_038_0008_section/061_038_0008_k). Not confirmed on an official page we opened. - #### Not confirmedFiling fee Not confirmed — check [Kansas Statutes 61-3808: Writ of restitution](https://kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/061_000_0000_chapter/061_038_0000_article/061_038_0008_section/061_038_0008_k). Not confirmed on an official page we opened. - **The tenant's answer or appearance** #### Not confirmedTime to answer or appear Not confirmed — check [Kansas Statutes 61-3808: Writ of restitution](https://kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/061_000_0000_chapter/061_038_0000_article/061_038_0008_section/061_038_0008_k). Not confirmed on an official page we opened. - **Hearing or trial** #### ConfirmedHearing after filing The summons sets the tenant's appearance date 3 to 14 days after the summons is issued (counted here from filing).not less than three nor more than 14 days after the date the summons is issued. Source: [Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes: K.S.A. 61-3805 (summons; time for appearance)](https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch61/061_038_0005.html), checked November 2026 - **Judgment and the writ** The order that lets the officer act. #### Not confirmedJudgment to writ Not confirmed — check [Kansas Statutes 61-3808: Writ of restitution](https://kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/061_000_0000_chapter/061_038_0000_article/061_038_0008_section/061_038_0008_k). Not confirmed on an official page we opened. - **Lockout** Carried out by an officer, not by either side. #### ConfirmedWrit to lockout The writ is executed within 14 days after the person named in it receives it; no minimum wait is stated.The writ of restitution shall be executed within 14 days after the person named in the writ receives it. Source: [Kansas Statutes 61-3808: Writ of restitution](https://kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/061_000_0000_chapter/061_038_0000_article/061_038_0008_section/061_038_0008_k), checked November 2026 - #### ConfirmedWho carries out the lockout Anyone authorized to serve process who is named in the writ places the landlord in possession.anyone who is authorized to serve process and who is named in the writ Source: [Kansas Statutes 61-3808: Writ of restitution](https://kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/061_000_0000_chapter/061_038_0000_article/061_038_0008_section/061_038_0008_k), checked November 2026 - **Along the way** Paying to stop the case, counsel and diversion programs. #### Not confirmedPaying to stop the case Not confirmed — check [Kansas Statutes 61-3808: Writ of restitution](https://kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/061_000_0000_chapter/061_038_0000_article/061_038_0008_section/061_038_0008_k). Not confirmed on an official page we opened. - #### ConfirmedRight to counsel (statewide) No statewide right to counsel for tenants in eviction cases (as of November 2026, per the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel): its tracker of enacted laws lists no statewide law here.An eviction right to counsel is created by an enacted law that, at a minimum: Source: [National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel (secondary source): National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel: Enacted Eviction Right to Counsel and Eviction Defense Programs (last modified November 2026)](https://civilrighttocounsel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/RTC_Enacted_Legislation_in_Eviction_Proceedings_FINAL.pdf), checked November 2026 - #### Not confirmedDiversion or mediation (statewide) Not confirmed — check [Kansas Statutes 61-3808: Writ of restitution](https://kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/061_000_0000_chapter/061_038_0000_article/061_038_0008_section/061_038_0008_k). Not confirmed on an official page we opened. ### Example: a case filed Monday, March 1, 2027 The earliest date of each stage the confirmed rules allow, from our eviction timeline estimator. Earliest under the statute; courts' calendars often take longer. | Stage | Earliest date | | --- | --- | | Case filed | Monday, March 1, 2027 | | Hearing or trial | Thursday, March 4, 2027 | | Judgment | Thursday, March 4, 2027 | More: [Eviction process timeline by state](/tools/eviction-process-timeline-by-state) · [Eviction timeline estimator](/tools/eviction-timeline-estimator?state=ks) ## Deposit disputes: small claims - ### ConfirmedSmall claims limit (for a deposit dispute) $10,000: the most a small claims case can ask for.Money or property worth $10,000 or less, not counting interest, costs and certain damages (K.S.A. 61-2703, as amended in 2024).Filing fee to start a case: $47.50 to $67.50. Source: [Kansas Judicial Council: Procedures for Small Claims Cases, Plaintiff Instructions (rev. 10/2025)](https://www.kjc.ks.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/6578/638968130126670000), checked November 2026 More: [Kansas small claims court](/tools/small-claims-kansas) ## Still to confirm - Rent increase notice: check [Kansas Revisor of Statutes: K.S.A. 58-2570](https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0070.html) - Late fee limits: check [Kansas Revisor of Statutes: K.S.A. 58-2570](https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0070.html) - Court: check [Kansas Statutes 61-3808: Writ of restitution](https://kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/061_000_0000_chapter/061_038_0000_article/061_038_0008_section/061_038_0008_k) - Filing fee: check [Kansas Statutes 61-3808: Writ of restitution](https://kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/061_000_0000_chapter/061_038_0000_article/061_038_0008_section/061_038_0008_k) - Time to answer or appear: check [Kansas Statutes 61-3808: Writ of restitution](https://kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/061_000_0000_chapter/061_038_0000_article/061_038_0008_section/061_038_0008_k) - Judgment to writ: check [Kansas Statutes 61-3808: Writ of restitution](https://kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/061_000_0000_chapter/061_038_0000_article/061_038_0008_section/061_038_0008_k) - Paying to stop the case: check [Kansas Statutes 61-3808: Writ of restitution](https://kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/061_000_0000_chapter/061_038_0000_article/061_038_0008_section/061_038_0008_k) - Diversion or mediation (statewide): check [Kansas Statutes 61-3808: Writ of restitution](https://kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/061_000_0000_chapter/061_038_0000_article/061_038_0008_section/061_038_0008_k) General information, not legal advice. We are not lawyers, and MCC Solutions is not a law firm. The same rules apply whichever side of the lease you are on; this page describes them and doesn't take a side. Rules change, cities and counties can add their own, a lease can add terms, and the official source has the final word. ## Common questions **How much can a security deposit be in Kansas?** One month's rent unfurnished; one and one-half months furnished; plus up to one-half month's rent for pets (58-2550(a)). **How long does a Kansas landlord have to return a deposit?** Within 14 days after the amount owed is determined, and in no event more than 30 days after the tenancy ends, with a written notice itemizing deductions (58-2550(b)). What goes with it: Deductions itemized in a written notice delivered to the tenant (58-2550(b)). **How much notice ends a month-to-month tenancy in Kansas?** From the landlord: Written notice naming a rent-paying date at least 30 days after it is received (7 days for week-to-week). A tenant in military service with orders needs no more than 15 days. From the tenant: Written notice naming a rent-paying date at least 30 days after it is received (7 days for week-to-week). A tenant in military service with orders needs no more than 15 days. **What notice comes before an unpaid-rent case in Kansas?** 3 days after written notice, counted as three consecutive 24-hour periods from delivery or posting; mailed notice adds two days. **How much notice before a landlord enters a rental in Kansas?** Reasonable notice at reasonable hours; no notice for an extreme hazard. No set hours. **How long does an eviction case take in Kansas?** Hearing after filing: 3 to 14 days. Writ to lockout: Up to 14 days. These are the stated rules; the court's calendar often takes longer. **Can a Kansas deposit dispute go to small claims court?** The small claims limit in our data: $10,000: the most a small claims case can ask for. The court's own page explains what kinds of cases it hears. 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