Kansas Privacy, Guests & Animal Rules
Kansas rules on privacy, guests & animals for renters and landlords, with the statute or official page behind each answer. Last verified: 2026-10-22.
Short answer: No landlord-specific statute. Kansas' breach-of-privacy law makes it a crime to enter to secretly listen to or observe people in a private place, to install or use inside or outside a private place a device to hear or record sounds not ordinarily audible there without the occupants'… K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(3), (4), (6); 58-2557
The rules in Kansas
| Cameras & privacy | No landlord-specific statute. Kansas' breach-of-privacy law makes it a crime to enter to secretly listen to or observe people in a private place, to install or use inside or outside a private place a device to hear or record sounds not ordinarily audible there without the occupants' consent (class A misdemeanor), and to use a camera to record a person who is nude, in a state of undress, or under clothing without consent where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy (felony). Landlords may enter only at reasonable hours after reasonable notice (except extreme hazards) and may not use access to harass. K.S.A. 21-6101 was amended in 2024 and 2025 (adding AI-altered images to the dissemination offense). Exterior or common-area video-only cameras are not specifically regulated. |
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| Guests & occupants | No statute — the lease governs guests, occupancy limits, and roommates. Tenants are responsible for damage and disturbances caused by anyone (or any animal) on the premises with their express or implied permission. Occupancy limits come from local codes and fair-housing standards. Source: K.S.A. 58-2555(f), (g) |
| Service & support animals (state law) | Kansas has no statute specific to emotional support animals in housing. By statute, a person with a guide, hearing assistance, or service dog (a dog specially selected, trained, and tested) has the right to be accompanied by it in acquiring and using rental housing without an extra charge, but is liable for damage the dog causes. A dog present only for comfort, protection, or personal defense is not an assistance dog under state law. Falsely claiming the right to be accompanied by an assistance dog in the places listed in K.S.A. 39-1101, or claiming a disability to acquire an assistance dog, is a class A nonperson misdemeanor. ESA requests are handled under federal and state fair-housing reasonable-accommodation rules. Guide dogs (39-1102), hearing assistance dogs (39-1107, amended 2022) and service dogs (39-1108) each carry the same rental-housing right. A pet deposit (up to one-half month's rent) is allowed only where the lease permits pets (K.S.A. 58-2550(a)); federal law generally bars pet deposits for assistance animals. |
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Kansas vs. neighboring states
| State | Cameras & privacy | Guests & occupants | Service & support animals (state law) |
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| Kansas | No landlord-specific statute. Kansas' breach-of-privacy law makes it a crime to enter to secretly listen to or observe people in a private place, to install or use inside or outside a private place a device to hear or record sounds not ordinarily audible there without the occupants' consent (class A misdemeanor), and to use a camera to record a person who is nude, in a state of undress, or under clothing without consent where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy (felony). Landlords may enter only at reasonable hours after reasonable notice (except extreme hazards) and may not use access to harass. K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(3), (4), (6); 58-2557 | No statute — the lease governs guests, occupancy limits, and roommates. Tenants are responsible for damage and disturbances caused by anyone (or any animal) on the premises with their express or implied permission. K.S.A. 58-2555(f), (g) | Kansas has no statute specific to emotional support animals in housing. By statute, a person with a guide, hearing assistance, or service dog (a dog specially selected, trained, and tested) has the right to be accompanied by it in acquiring and using rental housing without an extra charge, but is liable for damage the dog causes. A dog present only for comfort, protection, or personal defense is not an assistance dog under state law. Falsely claiming the right to be accompanied by an assistance dog in the places listed in K.S.A. 39-1101, or claiming a disability to acquire an assistance dog, is a class A nonperson misdemeanor. ESA requests are handled under federal and state fair-housing reasonable-accommodation rules. K.S.A. 39-1102; 39-1107; 39-1108; 39-1112; 39-1113 |
| Colorado | No landlord-specific statute. Knowingly observing or photographing (including video or live feed) another person's intimate parts without consent where they reasonably expect privacy is criminal invasion of privacy (class 2 misdemeanor). Overhearing or recording a conversation without the consent of at least one party is eavesdropping (class 2 misdemeanor). C.R.S. §§ 18-7-801, 18-9-304 | No statute — lease governs for most rentals. Colorado's landlord-tenant law sets no guest-versus-tenant rule, statewide occupancy limit or roommate right for ordinary rentals; tenants are responsible for damage caused by their guests and invitees. C.R.S. § 38-12-102(4) | Intentionally misrepresenting entitlement to an assistance animal to obtain a housing accommodation, after a prior written or verbal warning and knowing the animal is not an assistance animal or the person has no disability, is a civil infraction: $25 for a first offense, $50-$200 for a second, and $100-$500 for later offenses. If a landlord asks for documentation about a tenant's assistance animal, it must give the tenant the state Civil Rights Division form if the division has posted one, though the tenant need not use it. Pet deposits are capped at $300 (refundable) and pet rent at the greater of $35 or 1.5% of monthly rent. Since August 12, 2026, Colorado fair housing law defines an assistance animal to include both emotional support animals and service animals. Allowing an assistance animal is presumed to be a reasonable accommodation once the housing provider has had a chance to go through an interactive process with the person asking, and a complete ban on assistance animals is presumed discriminatory. The mere presence of an assistance animal is not a direct threat to health or safety and is not presumed to cause substantial property damage, but the provider may consider documented, specific conduct of the animal that is a direct threat or causes substantial damage. The provider may ask for reasonable documentation of the disability or disability-related need unless it is obvious. C.R.S. § 18-13-107.3; § 24-34-309(2); § 38-12-106; §§ 24-34-301(2.5), (8.5), 24-34-502(1)(a)(III), 24-34-502.2(2)(b) (added by HB 26-1045) |
| Missouri | No landlord-specific statute. It is the crime of invasion of privacy to knowingly photograph, film or otherwise create an image of someone, without consent, while they are fully or partly nude in a place where they would reasonably expect privacy. It is also a crime to create images under or through someone's clothing. This is a class A misdemeanor, and a class E felony if the image is distributed, more than one person is captured, or it is a repeat offense. Recording conversations is lawful if the recorder is a party or one party consents (one-party consent). RSMo 565.252; RSMo 542.402.2 | No statute — the lease governs guests, occupancy limits and roommates. Missouri's landlord-tenant chapters don't define guests versus tenants or give roommate rights. Separate expedited eviction procedures allow immediate removal of parties other than the tenant in certain cases involving criminal activity. RSMo ch. 441 and 535 (checked); RSMo 441.710-441.880 | It is a class C misdemeanor (class B for repeat offenses), with civil liability for actual damages, to knowingly misrepresent an animal as an assistance animal to get Fair Housing Act or Rehabilitation Act accommodations. This includes emotional support animals. Misrepresentation includes creating or providing false documents, fitting a vest or sign on an animal that isn't an assistance animal, or lying to a health care provider to get documentation. All assistance-animal documentation must come from a qualified professional as permitted under federal law. Separately, service dogs may not be subject to an extra charge in places like lodging, though the owner is liable for damage. State fair housing law bans disability discrimination. RSMo 209.204.3; RSMo 209.150.3; RSMo 213.040 |
| Nebraska | No landlord-specific camera statute. It is a crime to knowingly intrude on a person without consent in a place of solitude or seclusion, or to photograph, film, or record a person's intimate area without knowledge and consent. Landlord entry generally requires 24 hours' written notice stating the purpose and time window, and may not be used to harass. Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 28-311.08, 76-1423 | No statute — lease governs. The tenant may not knowingly permit any person to damage the premises and must use the premises reasonably. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1421 | A person with a disability who has a service animal is entitled to full and equal access to housing; the landlord may not charge extra compensation or an additional deposit for the animal, but the tenant is liable for damage it causes. No state statute addresses emotional support animal documentation or penalizes misrepresentation in housing. Separately, a pet deposit (for pets) may not exceed one-fourth of one month's rent. Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 20-131.01 to 20-131.04; § 76-1416(1) |
| Oklahoma | No landlord-specific statute. Using photographic, electronic or video equipment in a clandestine manner for an illegal, illegitimate, prurient or lewd purpose to view a person without knowledge and consent where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy is a felony (Peeping Tom); loitering near a residence to watch someone clandestinely is a misdemeanor. Intercepting oral, wire or electronic communications is a felony unless the person is a party or one party consented (one-party consent). 21 O.S. § 1171; 13 O.S. §§ 176.3, 176.4(5) | A rental agreement may impose reasonable limits on use by a tenant or occupant. A landlord may demand in writing that an occupant who breaches a lease condition leave; an occupant who wrongfully fails to leave within a reasonable time commits trespass (fine up to $500 and/or up to 30 days in jail). An occupancy limit of two persons per bedroom is presumed reasonable, but does not apply to children born to the tenants during the lease. An occupant with no rental agreement whom the landlord has not accepted as a tenant may be told to leave without an eviction case. 41 O.S. §§ 117(B)-(C), 111(G) | Oklahoma defines 'assistance animal' to include service animals and emotional support animals. Unless the disability or need is readily apparent, the landlord may request reliable documentation verifying the disability under the Fair Housing Act, describing the accommodation, and showing the link between the disability and the need, and may independently verify it. Documentation acquired through purchase or exchange of funds for goods and services is presumed fraudulent. A landlord is not liable for injuries caused by an assistance animal allowed as an accommodation. If a tenant obtains an accommodation by knowingly false claim or fraudulent documentation, the landlord may use the Act's noncompliance remedies, and a prevailing landlord in eviction may recover costs, fees and damages up to $1,000. A landlord may not deny or end a tenancy because of a guide, signal or service dog. 41 O.S. §§ 113.2, 113.1 |
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Kansas Privacy, Guests & Animal Rules FAQ
Can a landlord put cameras in or around a rental in Kansas?
No landlord-specific statute. Kansas' breach-of-privacy law makes it a crime to enter to secretly listen to or observe people in a private place, to install or use inside or outside a private place a device to hear or record sounds not ordinarily audible there without the occupants' consent (class A misdemeanor), and to use a camera to record a person who is nude, in a state of undress, or under clothing without consent where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy (felony). Landlords may enter only at reasonable hours after reasonable notice (except extreme hazards) and may not use access to harass. (K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(3), (4), (6); 58-2557)
Can a landlord limit guests or roommates in Kansas?
No statute — the lease governs guests, occupancy limits, and roommates. Tenants are responsible for damage and disturbances caused by anyone (or any animal) on the premises with their express or implied permission. (K.S.A. 58-2555(f), (g))
Can a landlord deny a service or emotional support animal in Kansas?
Kansas has no statute specific to emotional support animals in housing. By statute, a person with a guide, hearing assistance, or service dog (a dog specially selected, trained, and tested) has the right to be accompanied by it in acquiring and using rental housing without an extra charge, but is liable for damage the dog causes. A dog present only for comfort, protection, or personal defense is not an assistance dog under state law. Falsely claiming the right to be accompanied by an assistance dog in the places listed in K.S.A. 39-1101, or claiming a disability to acquire an assistance dog, is a class A nonperson misdemeanor. ESA requests are handled under federal and state fair-housing reasonable-accommodation rules. (K.S.A. 39-1102; 39-1107; 39-1108; 39-1112; 39-1113)
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