Modifying how a rental agreement terminates in the case of material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement.
SB 370 modifies Kansas' Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to change how rental agreements end when landlords fail to meet lease terms or health/safety requirements. It gives tenants 30 days' written notice to terminate a lease for serious landlord breaches (like unsafe conditions), but requires landlords 14 days to fix the issue before termination takes effect. If the same problem recurs after the 14-day window, tenants can terminate without further notice. The bill also clarifies that tenants cannot terminate for issues they caused and mandates landlords to return eligible security deposits after lease termination. This directly affects renters and landlords in Kansas rental housing.
Bill status
died
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Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026
Last action Apr 10, 2026
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Jan 23, 2026
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Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce
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Jan 22, 2026
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Introduced
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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Dinah Sykes
DDemocratic
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