Making certain violations of the residential landlord and tenant act subject to the remedies and enforcement provisions of the Kansas consumer protection act.

{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}
As Amended by Senate Committee
Session of 2026
SENATE BILL No. 415
By Senator Shane
1-28
AN ACT concerning the residential landlord and tenant act; relating to
remedies and penalties under the act; providing that violations of the
act involving action or inaction by a landlord that causes resulting in a
dwelling unit to be considered being deemed uninhabitable by a
governmental agency shall be subject to the remedies and enforcement
provisions of the Kansas consumer protection act.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a){(1)} Any violation of the residential landlord and tenant
act involving an action or inaction by a landlord that causes a dwelling unit
to be considered uninhabitable intentional action or a failure to act by a
landlord that results in a dwelling unit being deemed uninhabitable by a
governmental agency responsible for enforcement of a building, housing
or fire code shall be subject to the remedies and enforcement provisions of
the Kansas consumer protection act {, except as provided in paragraph
(2)}.
{(2) Notwithstanding any provision of the Kansas consumer
protection act to the contrary, only the attorney general, the attorney
general's designee or a county or district attorney may bring a civil
action alleging a violation of the Kansas consumer protection act
pursuant to this section. This section shall not be construed as creating
or allowing a private right of action under K.S.A. 50-634, and
amendments thereto.}
(b) For the purposes of the remedies and penalties provided by the
Kansas consumer protection act:
(1) The landlord shall be deemed the supplier, and the tenant shall be
deemed the consumer; and
(2) proof of a consumer transaction shall not be required.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply if the tenant
caused or materially contributed to the condition causing the dwelling
unit to be deemed uninhabitable.
(d) The remedies provided by this section are in addition to any other
remedies provided by this act.
(e) As used in this section, "failure to act" means the absence of
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reasonable corrective action to address a condition that materially
affects the health and safety of the tenant after actual or constructive
notice and reasonable opportunity to cure.
(d)(f) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the
residential landlord and tenant act.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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