Kansas Repair Request Letter to Landlord
A free Kansas repair request letter to landlord that follows Kansas law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.
What Kansas law says
| Repair and deduct | No statutory repair-and-deduct remedy. Tenant may give written notice and terminate (on a rent date at least 30 days later) if the landlord does not begin a good-faith remedy within 14 days, and may sue for damages and injunctive relief. Source: K.S.A. 58-2559 |
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| Withholding rent | No statutory right to withhold rent. In a nonpayment possession action the tenant must assert any counterclaim or it is waived; the court may order rent paid into court. Source: K.S.A. 58-2561 |
| Landlord retaliation | Landlord may not retaliate by increasing rent or decreasing services after a tenant complains to a code-enforcement agency about a health/safety violation, complains to the landlord about a K.S.A. 58-2553 violation, or organizes or joins a tenants' union. Remedies: those in K.S.A. 58-2563 (recover possession or terminate, plus the greater of 1.5 months' rent or actual damages) and a defense to eviction. No statutory presumption period. Source: K.S.A. 58-2572 |
| Heat | Yes. The landlord must supply running water, reasonable amounts of hot water at all times, and reasonable heat — unless the building is not required by law to be so equipped or the heat or hot water comes from equipment under the tenant's exclusive control with a direct utility connection. Heating appliances the landlord supplies must be kept in good and safe working order. No numeric minimum temperature is set by state statute. Source: K.S.A. 58-2553(a)(3), (5) |
| Mold | No statute — Kansas has no mold-specific landlord-tenant law. Mold is handled under the landlord's duty to comply with building and housing codes materially affecting health and safety and to maintain plumbing, sanitary, and ventilating systems in good and safe working order. Source: K.S.A. 58-2553(a)(1), (3) |
Fill in your letter
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To: [landlord or manager name], [landlord address]
From: [your name], tenant at [rental address]
I am asking you to repair the following problems at my rental: [describe each problem, where it is, and when it started].
I first reported this on [date first reported] by [phone, text, email, portal or letter].
Please make these repairs by [date]. You may enter to make repairs after giving the notice required by law; times that work for me: [access times].
Kansas law protects tenants from retaliation for asking for repairs (K.S.A. 58-2572).
Date: [today's date]
Tenant: [your name]
Signature: ____________________
How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.
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