Kansas Tenant Harassment Laws
Kansas prohibits landlords from retaliating against tenants who report housing code violations or exercise their statutory rights.
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Key Rules
- Anti Harassment
- Anti-retaliation statute; no specific anti-harassment law
- Penalties
- Tenant may raise retaliation as defense; recover actual damages and attorney fees
- Retaliation Prohibited
- Yes — retaliation within a reasonable time of protected activity presumed retaliatory
Applicable Statutes
Retaliatory conduct prohibited: landlord may not retaliate against a tenant who complains to a governmental authority about housing conditions or who exercises rights under the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
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