Kansas
Kansas: statutes read at the official source for people acting for themselves, each with its citation and the date it was read.
Acting for yourself
Read at the official source. The provision is cited below; its wording is not reproduced here because the reading recorded the section rather than its text.
Kan. Sup. Ct. R. 5.5 · kscourts.gov · read 2026-08-27 · official source
Renting and landlord-tenant
security deposit, amount cap
A landlord may not demand or receive a security deposit for an unfurnished dwelling unit in an amount or value in excess of one month's periodic rent.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2550(a) · read 2026-08-21 · official source
security deposit, return deadline
the landlord shall return the balance of the security deposit to the tenant within 14 days after the determination of the amount of such expenses, damages or other charges, but in no event to exceed 30 days after termination of the tenancy, delivery of possession and demand by the tenant.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2550(b) · read 2026-08-21 · official source
Not verified for Kansas: Month-to-month notice (§ 58-2570) and the eviction action were not fetched.
Small claims
The court that hears these in Kansas is the Small claims (Small Claims Procedure Act, heard in the district court).
$10,000
Exclusive of interest, costs and K.S.A. 60-2610 damages. Excludes assigned claims, claims owed to someone other than the filer, and subrogation claims.
"Small claim" means a claim for the recovery of money or personal property, where the amount claimed or the value of the property sought does not exceed $10,000, exclusive of interest, costs and any damages awarded pursuant to K.S.A. 60-2610, and amendments thereto.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 61-2703(a) · read 2026-08-21 · official source
Lawyers in small claims
The trial of all actions shall be to the court, and except as provided in K.S.A. 61-2714, and amendments thereto, no party in any such action shall be represented by an attorney prior to judgment. A party may appear by a full-time employee or officer or any person in a representative capacity so long as such person is not an attorney.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 61-2707(a) · read 2026-08-21 · official source
Not verified: K.S.A. 61-2714 (exception permitting attorneys) not read.; kscourts.gov returned HTTP 403 to automated requests; no self-help URL recorded.
What this page is, and is not
Everything above was read at the source named next to it, on the date named next to it. Nothing is summarised from memory and nothing is carried over from a neighbouring state. Statutes are amended, so read the source before relying on it.
This is general legal information about Kansas. It is not advice about your situation, and it is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.