Kansas Statutes Annotated
K.S.A. § 58-2540 (2026)
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58-2540. Citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "residential landlord and tenant act."
History: L. 1975, ch. 290, § 1; July 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 31
cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1978–2026 · leading case: Williamson v. Amrani, 152 P.3d 60 (Kan. 2007).
Williamson v. Amrani, 152 P.3d 60 (Kan. 2007). “In Chelsea Plaza, this court held that the Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (KRLTA), K.S.A. 58-2540, et seq., is specific legislation, complete in itself, which takes precedence over the broad KCPA and controls all transactions within its purview; thus, the KCPA is…”
Crawford v. Yotty, 828 N.W.2d 295 (Iowa 2013). “37; Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-2540 to -2573; Ky.Rev.”
Equitable Life Leasing Corp. v. Abbick, 757 P.2d 304 (Kan. 1988). “2d 846 (1983), where a similar question was presented relating to the Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, K.S.A. 58-2540 et seq. As in the landlord act, the KCPA has no language which precludes an award of punitive damages in an appropriate case.”
Chelsea Plaza Homes, Inc. v. Moore, 601 P.2d 1100 (Kan. 1979). “Defendant-tenant proceeded to trial on her counterclaim, alleging violation of the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act [RLTA] (K.S.A. 58-2540 et seq.) and the Consumer Protection Act [CPA] (K.”
Davis v. Odell, 729 P.2d 1117 (Kan. 1986). “In the petition filed in this case on August 27, 1984, the plaintiffs, as former tenants, claimed that they were entitled to recover from the defendants the value of their personal property on the theory of conversion and also because of violations of the Kansas Residential…”
Jackson Ex Rel. Jackson v. Wood, 726 P.2d 796 (Kan. Ct. App. 1986). “The trial court agreed and further concluded that, since she was not a tenant, she was not entitled to the standard of care due to tenants under the Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, K.S.A. 58-2540 et seq. Instead the court concluded that, at best, she was a licensee,…”
Clark v. Walker, 590 P.2d 1043 (Kan. 1979). “The primary issue for determination is the interpretation and constitutionality of certain provisions of the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (K.S.A. 58-2540 et seq.). The facts in the case are undisputed and are as follows: On June 17, 1976, the defendants, John M.”
Threadgill v. Beard, 590 P.2d 1021 (Kan. 1979). “Indeed, if the defendant failed to comply with the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, K.S.A. 58-2540 et seq., the court could have granted the various plaintiffs damages in the amount of up to one and one-half times the sum wrongfully withheld.”
United States v. Cooper, 283 F. Supp. 2d 1215 (D. Kan. 2003). “The defendants argue their expectation of privacy should not dissipate with their inability to pay the rent.”
Time Warner Ent. Co. v. Atriums Partners, L.P., 232 F. Supp. 2d 1257 (D. Kan. 2002). “Section 58-2553(a)(5), which was enacted pursuant the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, see Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2540 et seq., provides: “The landlord shall not interfere with or refuse to allow access or service to a tenant by a communication or cable television service duly…”
Reimer v. Davis, 580 P.2d 81 (Kan. 1978). “We find no statutory authority for such a lien under the residential landlord and tenant act, K.S.A. 58-2540, et seq. Accordingly we hold the trial court was in error in granting the plaintiff a first lien on the mobile home.”
Geiger v. Wallace, 664 P.2d 846 (Kan. 1983). “We find nothing in the residential landlord and tenant act (K.S.A. 58-2540 et seq.) which precludes a tenant from recovering punitive damages in an appropriate case.”
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