Kansas Mold, Pests, Heat & AC Rules
Kansas rules on mold, pests, heat & ac for renters and landlords, with the statute or official page behind each answer. Last verified: 2026-10-22.
Short answer: 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. K.S.A. 58-2553(a)(1), (3)
The rules in Kansas
| 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. Tenants must keep their part of the premises as clean and safe as conditions permit (K.S.A. 58-2555(b)). Duties do not apply when prevented by an act of God, utility failure, or conditions beyond the landlord's control. Source: K.S.A. 58-2553(a)(1), (3) |
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| Pests & bed bugs | No statute — Kansas does not specifically assign pest or bed-bug treatment and has no bed-bug disclosure rule. Infestations fall under the landlord's code-compliance duty; tenants must keep their unit clean and remove garbage and waste in a clean and safe manner, and are responsible for damage they or their guests or animals cause. Local housing codes may assign extermination duties. |
| 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. The tenant still pays utilities if the lease so provides. In buildings with no more than four households, the parties may agree in writing, in good faith, that the tenant supplies heat and hot water (K.S.A. 58-2553(b)). Source: K.S.A. 58-2553(a)(3), (5) |
| Air conditioning | No duty to install air conditioning and no maximum indoor temperature. Air-conditioning appliances supplied or required to be supplied by the landlord must be maintained in good and safe working order. Tenants must use A/C equipment in a reasonable manner (K.S.A. 58-2555(e)). Source: K.S.A. 58-2553(a)(3) |
| Smoke and CO detectors | Every single-family home must have at least one smoke detector on every story, and buildings with more than one unit need one at the top of each interior stairwell and on every story of each unit. The owner must supply and install all required detectors; in rental units, the occupant must test and maintain them after moving in. Homes existing on January 1, 1999 may use battery-powered detectors; homes built after that must have hard-wired ones. No Kansas carbon monoxide detector rule for rentals was verified. |
Related questions
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Kansas vs. neighboring states
| State | Mold | Pests & bed bugs | Heat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 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. K.S.A. 58-2553(a)(1), (3) | No statute — Kansas does not specifically assign pest or bed-bug treatment and has no bed-bug disclosure rule. Infestations fall under the landlord's code-compliance duty; tenants must keep their unit clean and remove garbage and waste in a clean and safe manner, and are responsible for damage they or their guests or animals cause. K.S.A. 58-2553(a)(1), (4); 58-2555(b), (c), (f) | 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. K.S.A. 58-2553(a)(3), (5) |
| Colorado | Yes. A rental is legally uninhabitable if there is mold associated with dampness, or any other damp condition, that would materially interfere with the tenant's health or safety if not fixed. Minor mold on surfaces that collect moisture through normal use is excluded. The landlord must make sure the unit is habitable before leasing it and must fix such conditions under the warranty of habitability; the tenant may use the remedies in § 38-12-507. C.R.S. §§ 38-12-503, 38-12-505(1)(a), (3) | The landlord must provide appropriate extermination for rodent, vermin, pest or insect infestations throughout the premises. Under the bed-bug law, the tenant must promptly notify the landlord in writing or electronically; within 96 hours the landlord must get the unit inspected by a qualified inspector, and inspect contiguous units if bed bugs are found. The landlord must give written results within two business days and start treatment within five business days. The landlord pays for inspection and treatment, and may not rent a unit it knows or suspects has bed bugs; on request it must disclose bed bugs in the past eight months and the last clean inspection date. C.R.S. § 38-12-505(1)(b)(VII)-(VIII); §§ 38-12-1001 to 38-12-1007 | Yes. A unit that substantially lacks functioning heating facilities that met code when installed and are kept in good working order is uninhabitable. Lack of functioning heating from October through April is presumed to materially interfere with the tenant's life, health or safety. State law sets no minimum indoor temperature. C.R.S. § 38-12-505(1)(b)(V), (4)(d) |
| Missouri | No statute — Missouri has no mold disclosure or remediation law. Missouri courts recognize an implied warranty of habitability as case law, not statute. Local housing codes set specific standards. If a condition that detrimentally affects habitability or sanitation violates a local housing or building code, an eligible tenant may use the statutory repair-and-deduct remedy. To qualify, the tenant must have lived there 6 consecutive months, be current on rent, and have no uncured lease-violation notices. RSMo 441.234; RSMo ch. 441 and 535 (checked) | No statute — no state law assigns pest or bed bug treatment or requires disclosure. The lease, local housing codes and the case-law implied warranty of habitability govern. Where an infestation violates a local housing code, an eligible tenant may use the repair-and-deduct remedy. RSMo ch. 441 and 535 (checked); RSMo 441.234 | No statewide minimum temperature or heating season for rentals. Heat requirements come from local housing codes and the lease. By statute, in master-metered multi-unit buildings, the utility must post notice 5 days before shutting off heat-related service for the owner's nonpayment. Tenants may then petition for a receiver, and service may not be cut while the petition is pending. RSMo 441.650; ch. 441 (checked) |
| Nebraska | No statute — general habitability/repair duty applies. After written or actual notice, the landlord must substantially comply with applicable minimum housing codes and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises fit and habitable. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1419(1)(a)-(b) | No pest- or bed-bug-specific statute. The landlord must keep the premises fit and habitable and common areas clean and safe (after notice); the tenant must keep the occupied part of the premises clean and safe and dispose of garbage and waste properly. Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 76-1419(1)(b)-(c), 76-1421(2)-(3) | Yes. The landlord must supply reasonable heat (and running water and reasonable hot water at all times) and maintain heating facilities in good and safe working order. No statewide minimum temperature or heating season is set. Exceptions: buildings not required by law to be equipped for heat, or units where heat is generated by an installation in the tenant's exclusive control supplied by a direct public utility connection. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1419(1)(d), (1)(f) |
| Oklahoma | No statute — general habitability/repair duty applies. Oklahoma has no mold disclosure, remediation or exposure-standard law for rentals; the landlord must 'make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the tenant's dwelling unit and premises in a fit and habitable condition.' 41 O.S. § 118(A)(2) | No statute — no bed-bug or pest-specific law. The landlord must keep the unit fit and habitable and (except single-family residences) keep common areas clean, safe and sanitary; the tenant must keep the occupied part of the premises as safe, clean and sanitary as its condition permits and dispose of garbage in a safe, clean and sanitary manner. 41 O.S. §§ 118(A)(1)-(2), 127(1)-(2) | Yes, except in single-family residences or where service comes through direct, independently metered utility connections to the unit: the landlord must supply 'reasonable heat' and running and hot water, and must keep landlord-supplied heating facilities in good and safe working order. No statewide minimum temperature or heating season. If the landlord willfully or negligently fails to supply heat, after written notice the tenant may terminate, procure heat and deduct the cost from rent, recover diminished rental value, or obtain substitute housing and be excused from rent. 41 O.S. §§ 118(A)(3), (A)(5), 121(C) |
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Kansas Mold, Pests, Heat & AC Rules FAQ
Does a landlord have to fix mold in Kansas?
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. (K.S.A. 58-2553(a)(1), (3))
Who pays for pest control and bed bugs in Kansas?
No statute — Kansas does not specifically assign pest or bed-bug treatment and has no bed-bug disclosure rule. Infestations fall under the landlord's code-compliance duty; tenants must keep their unit clean and remove garbage and waste in a clean and safe manner, and are responsible for damage they or their guests or animals cause. (K.S.A. 58-2553(a)(1), (4); 58-2555(b), (c), (f))
Does a landlord have to provide heat in Kansas?
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. (K.S.A. 58-2553(a)(3), (5))
Does a landlord have to provide air conditioning in Kansas?
No duty to install air conditioning and no maximum indoor temperature. Air-conditioning appliances supplied or required to be supplied by the landlord must be maintained in good and safe working order. (K.S.A. 58-2553(a)(3))
Who is responsible for smoke detectors in a rental in Kansas?
Every single-family home must have at least one smoke detector on every story, and buildings with more than one unit need one at the top of each interior stairwell and on every story of each unit. The owner must supply and install all required detectors; in rental units, the occupant must test and maintain them after moving in. Homes existing on January 1, 1999 may use battery-powered detectors; homes built after that must have hard-wired ones. (K.S.A. 31-162 (Smoke Detector Act, K.S.A. 31-160 to 31-164))
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