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Tenant Abandoned Property Laws in Kansas

In Kansas, a landlord may store property left after abandonment or eviction at the tenant's expense and sell or dispose of it 30 days after taking possession, if it publishes a newspaper notice at least 15 days before and mails a copy to the tenant.

Last checked . General information, not legal advice.

Kansas at a glance

Written notice required
Yes, published and mailed notice
Notice is published once in a local newspaper at least 15 days before disposal and mailed to the tenant within 7 days after publication.
Holding period
30 days after taking possession
After the holding period
Sell or otherwise dispose of it
Proceeds pay expenses, then rent owed; the landlord may keep any balance.

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The rules in Kansas

Does a landlord in Kansas have to notify the tenant before disposing of left-behind property?

Yes, published and mailed notice. Written notice required in Kansas: yes, published and mailed notice. Notice is published once in a local newspaper at least 15 days before disposal and mailed to the tenant within 7 days after publication.

How long must a landlord in Kansas keep a tenant's abandoned property?

Holding period in Kansas: 30 days after taking possession.

What can a landlord in Kansas do with abandoned property after the waiting period?

After the holding period in Kansas: Sell or otherwise dispose of it. Proceeds pay expenses, then rent owed; the landlord may keep any balance.

Where do the Kansas tenant abandoned property laws come from?

The rules above come from Kan. Stat. 58-2565. Each source is linked on this page. We last checked them in October 2026.

Good to know

The tenant may redeem the property before sale by paying the landlord's reasonable expenses and amounts owed.

What this means in practice

Before treating anything as abandoned, confirm that the tenancy has actually ended. Some statutes define when a unit counts as abandoned, and removing property while a tenant still has a right to possession can expose a landlord to claims for wrongful eviction or conversion.

Keep a written record. Photos or a video of the items, a dated inventory, a copy of any notice sent and proof of how it was delivered make it much easier to show that the required steps were followed if the former tenant later asks for the property or its value.

Store items safely and in a reasonable way during any holding period. Where a statute allows the landlord to charge reasonable moving and storage costs, or to keep sale proceeds to cover those costs, the rules on what may be charged and what happens to any surplus vary, so check the exact text for your state.

General information, not legal advice. Laws change, and cities can add their own rules, so check the current statute before you rely on it.