Landlord & tenant · Kansas
the short answer
Kansas pays one and a half times. A landlord who keeps $600 with no right to it can owe you $900, and that multiplier is what makes the claim worth filing. The outer deadline is 30 days from the end of the tenancy, and a shorter clock can make it earlier.
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governing statute
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2550
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deadline
30 days
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Across the country. 23 of the 47 states written up answer this the same way as Kansas. The shortest is 14 days, as in Alaska; the longest is 60 days, as in Alabama. Compare every state →
penalty
One and one-half times the amount wrongfully withheld (§ 58-2550(c)).
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small claims limit
$10,000
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also
Two clocks run at once: 14 days from the landlord working out what the deductions are, and in no event more than 30 days from the end of the tenancy.
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