SB 482 Kansas Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Requiring landlords to return the security deposit and certain portions of rent payments that would be due when a dwelling unit is condemned due to action or inaction of the landlord.

This bill requires landlords in Kansas to return a tenant's security deposit plus all future rent payments due through the end of the lease term or two years (whichever is shorter) if a rental unit is condemned due to the landlord's actions or failures to maintain the property. It directly affects tenants in units deemed uninhabitable because of landlord negligence, such as unsafe conditions or structural failures caused by the landlord. Key provisions mandate that landlords must refund the full security deposit (per existing law) and all rent the tenant would have paid until the lease concludes or two years pass. The law amends Kansas' residential landlord-tenant statute to clarify these refund requirements specifically for condemnation cases tied to landlord responsibility.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026