Kansas Statutes 58-2556. Rules and regulations of landlord; when enforceable
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 58-2556
- Landlord: means the owner, lessor or sublessor of the dwelling unit, or the building of which it is a part, and it also means a manager of the premises who fails to disclose as required by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 58-2543
- Premises: means a dwelling unit and the structure of which it is a part and facilities and appurtenances therein and grounds, areas and facilities held out for the use of tenants generally or the use of which is promised to the tenant. See Kansas Statutes 58-2543
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Rental agreement: means all agreements, written or oral, and valid rules and regulations adopted under Kan. See Kansas Statutes 58-2543
- Tenant: means a person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a dwelling unit to the exclusion of others. See Kansas Statutes 58-2543
A landlord, from time to time, may adopt rules or regulations, however described, concerning the tenant‘s use and occupancy of the premises. Any such rule or regulation is enforceable against the tenant only if:
(a) Its purpose is to promote the convenience, safety, peace or welfare of the tenants in the premises, preserve the landlord’s property from abusive use or make a fair distribution of services and facilities held out for the tenants generally;
(b) it is reasonably related to the purpose for which it is adopted;
(c) it applies to all tenants in the premises equally;
(d) it is sufficiently explicit in its prohibition, direction or limitation of the tenant’s conduct to fairly inform the tenant of what such tenant must or must not do to comply;
(e) it is not for the purpose of evading the obligations of the landlord; and
(f) the tenant has notice of it at the time such tenant enters into the rental agreement.
After the tenant enters into the rental agreement, if a rule or regulation which effects a substantial modification of the rental agreement is adopted, such rule or regulation is not enforceable against the tenant unless such tenant consents to it in writing.