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State law guide · Checked November 14, 2026

Kansas landlord rules: late fees, deposits and rent increases

Kansas does not cap late fees, but it does limit deposits and sets damages for keeping one wrongly. Here is what the Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act says, with the section for each rule.

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The short version

  • The statute sets no late fee cap and no required grace period. Your lease sets both.
  • Deposit limit: one month's rent for an unfurnished unit, one and a half months' rent if furnished, plus up to half a month's rent if pets are allowed.
  • Itemize any deductions from the deposit in a written notice delivered to the tenant.
  • A tenant can recover the deposit owed plus damages of one and a half times the amount wrongfully withheld.
  • No statute sets a notice period for raising rent, and cities and counties can't adopt rent control.

Late fees in Kansas

Limit
None in the statute. K.S.A. 58-2545
Grace period
None in the statute. Rent is payable without demand or notice at the time and place the parties agreed on. K.S.A. 58-2545(c)
Other conditions
None in the statute. The lease can include terms not prohibited by the act or other rules of law. K.S.A. 58-2545(a)

Security deposits in Kansas

Maximum deposit
One month's rent for an unfurnished unit. One and a half months' rent if the landlord furnishes furniture. If the lease allows pets, the landlord may take an additional deposit of up to half of one month's rent. Housing authorities that set rent by tenant income follow their own schedule. K.S.A. 58-2550(a)
Return deadline
Within 14 days after the landlord determines the deductions, and no later than 30 days after the tenancy ends, possession is delivered and the tenant demands it. If the tenant does not demand it within 30 days after the tenancy ends, the landlord mails the amount due to the tenant's last known address. K.S.A. 58-2550(b)
Itemized deductions
Required, in a written notice delivered to the tenant. K.S.A. 58-2550(b)
Interest
The statute doesn't require it. K.S.A. 58-2550
How it's held
No special account or bond in the statute. K.S.A. 58-2550
Penalty
The tenant can recover the amount due plus damages of one and a half times the amount wrongfully withheld. K.S.A. 58-2550(c)

Rent increases in Kansas

Notice to raise rent
No statute sets a notice period for a rent increase. The closest rule covers ending a month-to-month tenancy: written notice, ending on a rent-paying date at least 30 days after the notice is received. Check your lease for its own notice term. K.S.A. 58-2570(b)
Statewide cap
None in the statute. K.S.A. ch. 58, art. 25
City rent control
Not allowed. No county, city or township may enforce a rule that controls the rent charged for privately owned residential property. A voluntary agreement in return for grants or incentives is allowed. K.S.A. 12-16,120(a)

This page covers Kansas state law for ordinary residential rentals. Cities and counties can add their own rules, and subsidized housing and mobile home lots follow different ones.

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Questions landlords ask

What is the maximum late fee for rent in Kansas?

The statute sets no cap on late fees, so the lease sets the amount (K.S.A. 58-2545).

What is the maximum security deposit in Kansas?

One month's rent for an unfurnished unit and one and a half months' rent if furnished, plus up to half a month's rent if pets are allowed (K.S.A. 58-2550).

How long does a Kansas landlord have to return a security deposit?

Within 14 days after the landlord determines the deductions, and no later than 30 days after the tenancy ends, possession is delivered and the tenant demands it. Deductions are itemized in a written notice (K.S.A. 58-2550).

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This guide is general information, not legal advice. It summarizes state statutes as read on November 14, 2026; laws change and courts interpret them. Check the current statute (Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, K.S.A. 58-2540 and following) or talk to a local attorney before you act.