Kansas Security Deposit Demand Letter
A free Kansas security deposit demand letter 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
| Deposit return deadline | Balance due within 14 days after the landlord determines deductions, and in no event more than 30 days after termination of tenancy, delivery of possession and the tenant's demand. If the tenant makes no demand within 30 days, the landlord must mail the amount due to the tenant's last known address. Source: K.S.A. 58-2550(b) |
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| Itemized deductions | Deductions for accrued rent and damages from the tenant's noncompliance must be itemized by the landlord in a written notice delivered to the tenant. Source: K.S.A. 58-2550(b) |
| Penalty for withholding | The deposit due plus damages equal to 1.5 times the amount wrongfully withheld. Source: K.S.A. 58-2550(c) |
| Wear and tear / move-out charges | Not defined by statute. Kansas' deposit law does not use the term 'wear and tear'; it allows the deposit to be applied only to accrued rent and to damages the landlord suffered from the tenant's noncompliance with the tenant's statutory duties and the lease, itemized in a written notice. The tenant's duties include responsibility for destruction, defacement, damage, impairment, or removal of any part of the premises caused by the tenant or by anyone (or any animal or pet) on the premises with the tenant's permission. Source: K.S.A. 58-2550(b); 58-2555(f) |
Fill in your letter
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To: [landlord or manager name], [landlord address]
From: [your name], former tenant at [rental address]
I moved out and returned the keys on [move-out date]. I paid a security deposit of $[deposit amount]. I gave you my forwarding address in writing on [date you gave your address].
Under K.S.A. 58-2550(b), a landlord must return the deposit, or send an itemized list of lawful deductions, by the deadline set in that law. I have not received [the deposit / an itemized list].
Please send $[amount owed] to [forwarding address] within [number] days of this letter.
If I do not receive it, I plan to file a claim in small claims court and ask for any additional amount allowed by K.S.A. 58-2550(c).
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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