Kansas Landlord Selling the House
Kansas rules on landlord selling the house for renters and landlords, with the statute or official page behind each answer. Last verified: 2026-10-22.
Short answer: Unless otherwise agreed, a landlord who sells rental property in good faith to a bona fide buyer is released from liability under the lease for events after the landlord gives the tenant written notice of the sale. K.S.A. 58-2554(a), 58-2550(f)
The rules in Kansas
| If the landlord sells the property | Unless otherwise agreed, a landlord who sells rental property in good faith to a bona fide buyer is released from liability under the lease for events after the landlord gives the tenant written notice of the sale. The selling landlord still remains liable to the tenant for any part of the security deposit the tenant is owed. Whoever holds the landlord's interest when the tenancy ends is bound by the security deposit rules. Deposit rules: https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0050.html. Source: K.S.A. 58-2554(a), 58-2550(f) |
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Kansas vs. neighboring states
| State | If the landlord sells the property | Tenants in foreclosure |
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| Kansas | Unless otherwise agreed, a landlord who sells rental property in good faith to a bona fide buyer is released from liability under the lease for events after the landlord gives the tenant written notice of the sale. The selling landlord still remains liable to the tenant for any part of the security deposit the tenant is owed. Whoever holds the landlord's interest when the tenancy ends is bound by the security deposit rules. K.S.A. 58-2554(a), 58-2550(f) | Not verified yet |
| Colorado | When a landlord's interest ends by sale, assignment, death, receivership or otherwise, whoever holds the security deposit must, within a reasonable time, either transfer it (less lawful deductions) to the new owner and notify the tenant by mail of the transfer and the new owner's name and address, or return it (less lawful deductions) to the tenant. Once that is done, the former holder is relieved of further liability, and the new owner takes on all the rights and duties of a landlord holding the deposit. A lease clause waiving these protections is void. C.R.S. § 38-12-103(4)-(7) | Colorado's foreclosure law gives tenants notice rights but does not let them stay after the sale. A lessee is treated as a lienor (with no lien amount) in foreclosure proceedings. A lessee with an unrecorded possessory interest in a single-family or multi-unit residence must be mailed the foreclosure notices by regular mail, which is complete when sent to the lessee at the property or to 'Occupant' at the address. The foreclosure mailing list must also include 'occupant' at the property address. Rights of a lessee whose lease is recorded are not affected. Beyond this, tenants rely on the federal PTFA 90-day notice. C.R.S. § 38-38-305(1), (1.5); § 38-38-100.3(14)(c)-(d) |
| Missouri | Not verified yet | After a foreclosure sale, the new owner must give the residential tenant written notice (certified/registered mail, plus posting on the door) that the sale happened, who the new owner is, and that the tenant has at least 10 business days to leave. No eviction case can be filed within those 10 business days. The notice does not create a tenancy with the new owner. Federal PTFA rights are separate. RSMo 534.030.2-.3 |
| Nebraska | When a landlord sells a rental in a good-faith sale to a genuine buyer, the selling landlord is released from liability under the lease and the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act for events after the tenant gets written notice of the sale, unless otherwise agreed. The seller stays liable for the tenant's security deposit and prepaid rent unless the seller assigns them to the buyer with written notice to the tenant. Whoever holds the landlord's interest when the tenancy ends is bound by the deposit-return rules. Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 76-1420(1), 76-1416(5) | No Nebraska statute was found that protects residential tenants in foreclosure beyond federal law (federal PTFA). Under the Act, the disclosure duty applies to successor owners (§ 76-1417(2)). The person holding the landlord's interest when the tenancy ends is responsible for returning the security deposit (§ 76-1416(5)). Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 76-1416(5), 76-1417(2) |
| Oklahoma | A landlord can sell the rental without the tenant's agreement (attornment). Rent the tenant pays to the old owner before getting written notice of the sale counts against the buyer. Once the tenant gets written notice that the owner's interest has ended (by sale, assignment, death or otherwise), the tenant pays future rent to the new owner; the old owner is released from obligations for later events, and the successor owner is liable for all obligations under the rental agreement and the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. 41 O.S. §§ 114, 119(A), (C) | No foreclosure-specific statute. The Act's general rule for any end of the owner's interest (sale, assignment, death, bankruptcy, receivership or otherwise) applies: rent paid to the old owner before the tenant gets written notice of the transfer counts against the new owner; after written notice, the tenant pays future rent to the successor, who is liable for the landlord's obligations under the rental agreement and the Act (§ 119). Alienees of landlords have the same rights and duties as the landlord (§ 114). The federal Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act also applies (90-day notice; existing leases honored with limited exceptions). 41 O.S. §§ 114, 119; 12 U.S.C. § 5220 note (PTFA) |
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Kansas Landlord Selling the House FAQ
What happens to my lease if my landlord sells the house in Kansas?
Unless otherwise agreed, a landlord who sells rental property in good faith to a bona fide buyer is released from liability under the lease for events after the landlord gives the tenant written notice of the sale. The selling landlord still remains liable to the tenant for any part of the security deposit the tenant is owed. Whoever holds the landlord's interest when the tenancy ends is bound by the security deposit rules. (K.S.A. 58-2554(a), 58-2550(f))
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