58-2555.
Duties of tenant.
The tenant shall: (a) Comply with all obligations primarily imposed upon tenants by applicable provisions of building and housing codes materially affecting health and safety;
(b) keep that part of the premises that such tenant occupies and uses as clean and safe as the condition of the premises permit;
(c) remove from such tenant's dwelling unit all ashes, rubbish, garbage and other waste in a clean and safe manner;
(d) keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit or used by the tenant as clean as their condition permits;
(e) use in a reasonable manner all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and other facilities and appliances, including elevators in the premises;
(f) be responsible for any destruction, defacement, damage, impairment or removal of any part of the premises caused by an act or omission of the tenant or by any person or animal or pet on the premises at any time with the express or implied permission or consent of the tenant;
(g) not engage in conduct or allow any person or animal or pet, on the premises with the express or implied permission or consent of the tenant, to engage in conduct that will disturb the quiet and peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other tenants.
History:
L. 1975, ch. 290, § 16; July 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
15
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7 in the last 5 years), 1979–2025 · leading case:
Clark v. Walker, 590 P.2d 1043 (Kan. 1979).
Clark v. Walker, 590 P.2d 1043 (Kan. 1979).
· cites it 2× ““(b) Upon termination of the tenancy, any security deposit held by the landlord may be applied to the payment of accrued rent and the amount of damages which the landlord has suffered by reason of the tenant’s noncompliance with K.S.A. 58-2555 and the rental agreement, all as…”
Wurtz v. Cedar Ridge Apts., 18 P.3d 299 (Kan. Ct. App. 2001).
· cites it 2× “58-2550(b) provides: “Upon termination of the tenancy, any security deposit held by die landlord may be applied to the payment of accrued rent and the amount of damages which the landlord has suffered by reason of the tenant’s noncompliance with K.”
Geiger v. Wallace, 664 P.2d 846 (Kan. 1983).
“58-2550(fe), (c), and (e) provide: “(h) Upon termination of the tenancy, any security deposit held by the landlord may be applied to the payment of accrued rent and the amount of damages which the landlord has suffered by reason of the tenant’s noncompliance with K.S.A. 58-2555…”
Love v. Monarch Apts., 771 P.2d 79 (Kan. Ct. App. 1989).
“K.S.A. 58-2555(f). If a tenant causes damage, the landlord may apply the tenant’s security deposit to the amount of damages suffered by giving the tenant an itemized, written notice upon the termination of the tenancy.”
Heckard v. Martin, 958 P.2d 665 (Kan. Ct. App. 1998).
“Under the RLTA, “any security deposit held by the landlord may be applied to the payment of accrued rent and the amount of damages which the landlord has suffered by reason of the tenant’s noncompliance with K.”
Linlor v. Holman (D. Kan. 2024).
· cites it 13× “The court construes plaintiff’s Complaint to bring the following claims against defendants John Holman, Marcella Warner Holman, and their businesses: tortious interference, defamation, unfair competition, intentional infliction of emotional distress, malicious prosecution,…”
Vogel v. Haynes, 730 P.2d 1096 (Kan. Ct. App. 1986).
· cites it 2× “Upon receipt of the Plaintiff s written notice terminating the tenancy, the Defendant did not provide the Plaintiff with a written itemization notifying her of damages suffered by any noncompliance with K.S.A. 58-2555 or the rental agreement, as required by K.”
Fenn v. Windsor at Kingsborough, Inc., 603 P.2d 188 (Kan. 1979).
“58-2564(a), reads: “(a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, if there is a material noncompliance by the tenant with the rental agreement or a noncompliance with K.S.A. 58-2555 materially affecting health and safety, the landlord may deliver a written notice to the tenant…”
Linlor v. Holman (D. Kan. 2025).
· cites it 4× “7 Three claims remain: (1) a landlord/tenant claim under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2555 (f) against all Defendants; (2) breach of an oral contract against all Defendants; and (3) unfair competition against John Holman.”
Burgess v. Stroud, 840 P.2d 1206 (Kan. Ct. App. 1992).
· cites it 2× “If the landlord proposes to retain any portion of the security deposit for expenses, damages or other legally allowable charges under the provisions of the.”
Holman v. Future Growth, LLC (D. Kan. 2024).
· cites it 2× “Linlor asserted claims for breach of contract, unfair competition, tortious interference, malicious prosecution, intentional infliction of emotional distress, conversion, defamation, fraud, conspiracy, and violation of Kansas statute K.S.A. § 58-2555(f). The defendants in the…”
Linlor v. Holman (D. Kan. 2024).
· cites it 2× “2 There are now three pending claims in this case: (1) a landlord/tenant claim under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2555 (f) against all Defendants; (2) breach of an oral contract against all Defendants; and (3) unfair competition against John Holman.”
— K.S.A. § 58-2555(f) — 5 cases
Wurtz v. Cedar Ridge Apts., 18 P.3d 299 (Kan. Ct. App. 2001).
“58-2550(b) provides: “Upon termination of the tenancy, any security deposit held by die landlord may be applied to the payment of accrued rent and the amount of damages which the landlord has suffered by reason of the tenant’s noncompliance with K.”
Love v. Monarch Apts., 771 P.2d 79 (Kan. Ct. App. 1989).
“K.S.A. 58-2555(f). If a tenant causes damage, the landlord may apply the tenant’s security deposit to the amount of damages suffered by giving the tenant an itemized, written notice upon the termination of the tenancy.”
Holman v. Future Growth, LLC (D. Kan. 2024).
“Linlor asserted claims for breach of contract, unfair competition, tortious interference, malicious prosecution, intentional infliction of emotional distress, conversion, defamation, fraud, conspiracy, and violation of Kansas statute K.S.A. § 58-2555(f). The defendants in the…”
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