How many days does a landlord have to return a security deposit in Kansas?

Kansas law gives landlords 30 days to return the deposit or send an itemized list of deductions, under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2550 (two-stage deadline at § 58-2550(b); damages at § 58-2550(c)).

What can a landlord deduct from a security deposit in Kansas?

Under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2550 (two-stage deadline at § 58-2550(b); damages at § 58-2550(c)), allowed deductions generally include accrued rent and damages the landlord suffered by reason of the tenant's noncompliance with k.s.a. 58-2555 and the rental agreement, all as itemized in a written notice delivered to the tenant. Normal wear and tear is not deductible.

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Kansas security deposit law

Security Deposit Laws in Kansas

Your landlord has 30 days under Kansas law to return your security deposit, or you may be owed more than what they withheld. If they keep more than they're legally allowed, you can dispute it.

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Kansas security deposit return timeline

Deadline to return

30 days

Statute

Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2550 (two-stage deadline at § 58-2550(b); damages at § 58-2550(c))

TWO-STAGE. Where the landlord proposes to retain any portion for expenses, damages or other legally allowable charges OTHER THAN RENT, he must return the balance within FOURTEEN (14) DAYS after determining the amount of those charges, 'but in no event to exceed 30 days after termination of the tenancy, delivery of possession and demand by the tenant.' So 14 days is the inner limit measured from the landlord's own determination; 30 days is the outer limit and does not start until possession is delivered and the tenant demands. IMPORTANT SAFETY VALVE: 'If the tenant does not make such demand within 30 days after termination of the tenancy, the landlord shall mail that portion of the security deposit due the tenant to the tenant's last known address.' A Kansas tenant who never made a demand is therefore NOT without recourse — the landlord still owes a mailing.

What can a landlord legally deduct in Kansas?

Allowed

✓Accrued rent
✓Damages the landlord suffered by reason of the tenant's noncompliance with K.S.A. 58-2555 and the rental agreement, all as itemized in a written notice delivered to the tenant

Not allowed

✗Any amount not itemized in the written notice delivered to the tenant

What if your landlord keeps your deposit wrongfully in Kansas?

§ 58-2550(c): 'If the landlord fails to comply with subsection (b) of this section, the tenant may recover that portion of the security deposit due together with damages in an amount equal to 1½ the amount wrongfully withheld.' CORRECTION: there is NO attorney's-fee or court-costs provision in § 58-2550 — an earlier pass wrongly attached one. DO NOT claim fees under this section. § 58-2550(e) preserves other damages available under the Act. Note § 58-2550(d): a tenant who applies the deposit to last month's rent FORFEITS it and the landlord may still recover the rent.

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Key statute: Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2550 (two-stage deadline at § 58-2550(b); damages at § 58-2550(c)) — verified against the official text on 2026-09-04.

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30 days

Kansas law sets this deadline — your landlord must return your deposit or itemize deductions by then.

If they wrongfully withhold

Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2550 (two-stage deadline at § 58-2550(b); damages at § 58-2550(c)) — verified against the official statute 2026-09-04

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