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SB 370KANSASSession 2025-2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Kansas SB 370 Modifies Rental Agreement Termination Rules for Landlord Noncompliance

Original title: AN ACT concerning the residential landlord and tenant act; relating to termination of a rental agreement; modifying how a rental agreement terminates in the case of material noncompliance by the landlord with a rental agreement; amending K.S.A. 58-2559 and repealing the existing section.

Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in CommitteeSponsor: Dinah Sykes

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What This Bill Proposed

Kansas SB 370 modifies the process by which a residential tenant may terminate a rental agreement due to a landlord's affecting health and safety. The bill allows tenants to end a lease after 30 days' notice, while establishing conditions under which a landlord can prevent termination by initiating repairs within 14 days.

Why it matters

Changes the legal timeline and conditions under which renters can walk away from a lease when health and safety issues arise, while giving landlords a strict 14-day window to cure remediable violations.

Who It Would Have Affected

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Directly affected

residential tenants

Residential tenants gain specific legal frameworks and timelines to terminate rental agreements and seek damages when landlords commit material noncompliance affecting health and safety.

Directly affected

residential landlords

Residential landlords are subject to modified termination notice timelines and receive a 14-day window to initiate repairs to prevent lease termination.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long does a landlord have to fix a health and safety issue after receiving notice?

A landlord has 14 days after receiving notice to adequately initiate a good-faith effort to remedy a remediable breach to prevent the rental agreement from terminating.

Can a tenant terminate the lease if the same repair issue happens a second time?

Yes. If the same or a similar breach occurs after the initial 14-day period, the tenant may give 30 days' notice to terminate the rental agreement without offering the landlord another opportunity to fix it.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

3 actions

Apr 10, 2026Senate
Died in Committee
Jan 23, 2026SenateCommittee
Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce
Jan 22, 2026SenateIntroduced
Introduced

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Connected Entities

Dinah Sykes

PersonDinah Sykes“Primary sponsor of Senate Bill 370.”Map →

Sources

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www.kslegislature.gov

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