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K.S.A. § 58-2551 (2026)

Disclosures required of landlord or person authorized to enter rental agreement; person failing to comply becomes landlord's agent for certain purposes

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58-2551. Disclosures required of landlord or person authorized to enter rental agreement; person failing to comply becomes landlord's agent for certain purposes. (a) The landlord or any person authorized to enter into a rental agreement on the landlord's behalf shall disclose to the tenant in writing, at or before the commencement of the tenancy, the name and address of:

(1) The person authorized to manage the premises; and

(2) an owner of the premises or a person authorized to act for and on behalf of the owner for the purpose of service of process and for the purpose of receiving and receipting for notices and demands.

(b) The information required to be furnished by this section shall be kept current and this section extends to and is enforceable against any successor landlord, owner or manager.

(c) A person who fails to comply with subsection (a) becomes an agent of each person who is a landlord for the purpose of:

(1) Service of process and receiving and receipting for notices and demands; and

(2) performing the obligations of the landlord under this act and under the rental agreement and expending or making available for such purpose all rent collected from the premises.

History: L. 1975, ch. 290, § 12; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2000–2022 · leading case: Williamson v. MJB Hotels (Kan. Ct. App. 2021).
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Williamson v. MJB Hotels (Kan. Ct. App. 2021). “Its definitions are crucial here: • Landlords—the "owner, lessor or sublessor of the dwelling unit, or the building of which it is a part, and it also means a manager of the premises who fails to disclose as required by K.S.A. 58-2551." K.S.A. 58-2543(e). • Tenants—persons…”
Wesley Props. Mgmt., Inc. v. Hill (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). “Under K.S.A. 58-2551, a residential lease must disclose the manager of the premises and the owner or someone authorized to receive notices on behalf of the owner.”
Wesley Props. Mgmt., Inc. v. Hill (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). “Under K.S.A. 58-2551, a residential lease must disclose the manager of the premises and the owner or someone authorized to receive notices on behalf of the owner.”
Tang v. Loveland, 1 P.3d 922 (Kan. Ct. App. 2000). “Tenants counterclaimed for the return of their original security deposit plus one and one-half times that amount as damages pursuant to K.S.A. 58-2551(c). Landlord is in the business of renting apartments.”
— K.S.A. § 58-2551(c) — 1 case
Tang v. Loveland, 1 P.3d 922 (Kan. Ct. App. 2000). “Tenants counterclaimed for the return of their original security deposit plus one and one-half times that amount as damages pursuant to K.S.A. 58-2551(c). Landlord is in the business of renting apartments.”
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