Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 60-506 (2026)

Forcible entry and detention

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60-506. Forcible entry and detention. No action shall be maintained for forcible entry and detention, or for forcible detention only, of real property, after two (2) years from the time the cause of action accrued.

History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-506; January 1, 1964.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1981–2024 · leading case: Pfeifer v. Fed. Express Corp., 304 P.3d 1226 (Kan. 2013).

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Pfeifer v. Fed. Express Corp., 304 P.3d 1226 (Kan. 2013). “60-512 (certain actions must be brought within 3 years). The parties argue different outcomes based on the language in K.”

Dennison v. Topeka Chambers Indus. Dev. Corp., 527 F. Supp. 611 (D. Kan. 1981). · cites it 2× “§ 60-505 (5 year limit for sales by guardians, administrators and executors); K.S.A. § 60-506 (2 year limit on forcible detention of real property); K.”

Reverse Mortg. Solutions, Inc. v. Goldwyn (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “Goldwyn raises the following arguments: • The district court lacked jurisdiction to issue a writ of assistance because the writ constituted a "[f]orcible entry and detention" of Goldwyn's real property under K.S.A. 60-506, which must be brought within two years of the time the…”

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