Kansas security deposit law: know your rights.
Understand the return, deduction and notice rules in Kansas. Check which conditions apply to your rental, then choose your next step.
Your deposit rights in Kansas
- Return timing
- Balance due within 14 days after determination of the expenses/damages, but never more than 30 days after termination of the tenancy, delivery of possession and demand by the tenant - 30 is the hard outer limit.
- Accounting for deductions
- Any withholding requires an itemized written notice of accrued rent and damages claimed, delivered or mailed to the tenant's last known address with the balance.
- Deposit interest
- The state deposit statute does not require interest. Check any additional lease or local rule.
Registry review: August 2026. Review dates refer to the cited rules, not an attorney review of your case.
Does this rule apply to your rental?
Check the type of tenancy, the lease and any local or housing-program rules before relying on the statewide summary.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2550 ↗What starts the return clock?
Balance due within 14 days after determination of the expenses/damages, but never more than 30 days after termination of the tenancy, delivery of possession and demand by the tenant - 30 is the hard outer limit.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2550 ↗Check your return timing
Optional estimate from your move-out date. Read the start conditions above before treating that estimate as the return deadline. You can start the free analysis without completing this check.
Check what the landlord deducted
No receipts requirement; only the itemized written statement.
Match each charge to the work alleged, the lease provision and the records supporting the amount. Keep refunds and charges you accept separate from those you dispute.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2550 ↗What could you recover?
The tenant recovers the portion of the deposit due together with damages equal to 1.5x the amount wrongfully withheld (§ 58-2550(c)) - an effective total recovery of 2.5x the withheld amount.
Start with the unpaid amount you dispute. Any additional statutory recovery depends on the conditions in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2550(c), including applicable notice requirements. A multiplier that already includes the deposit should not be added to that deposit again.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2550 ↗Put the rules to work
See how the rules fit your deposit dispute
Free analysis
Add the refund, charges and records. Review the deductions and possible remedies with an explanation tied to your facts.
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Your entered dates and deposit amount carry forward. Additional timing details are saved in case notes. The next step asks for the refund and charges so you can build on this check.
Choose your next step
Small-claims limit: $10,000. Filing: ~$49-$69 + ~$5/defendant service. The court guide explains the applicable limits and additional costs.
Questions about Kansas deposit rights
How long does a Kansas landlord have to return a security deposit?
Balance due within 14 days after determination of the expenses/damages, but never more than 30 days after termination of the tenancy, delivery of possession and demand by the tenant - 30 is the hard outer limit.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2550 ↗See the timing rules →What happens if my landlord does not follow the deposit return rules in Kansas?
Noncompliance with the timely return + itemization exposes the landlord to statutory damages on top of the portion due. Keep proof of the dates, any refund, and the itemized statement.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2550 ↗Understand the possible recovery →What accounting should I ask for in Kansas?
Any withholding requires an itemized written notice of accrued rent and damages claimed, delivered or mailed to the tenant's last known address with the balance. No receipts requirement; only the itemized written statement.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2550 ↗