Kansas Security Deposit Laws
Kansas limits security deposits to one month's rent for unfurnished units.
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Key Rules
- Limit
- 1 month's rent (unfurnished); 1.5 months' rent (furnished)
- Return Deadline
- 14 days (no deductions) or 30 days (with deductions)
- Interest Required
- No
- Itemization Required
- Yes — written itemized statement required when deductions claimed
- Penalty For Wrongful Withholding
- Landlord liable for one and one-half times the wrongfully withheld amount
Applicable Statutes
Security deposit limits and return: deposit may not exceed one month's rent for unfurnished units or one and one-half months' rent for furnished units. Landlord must return deposit within 14 days after lease ends (or 30 days if deductions are claimed).
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