The rule
- Deposit limit
- 1 month’s rent unfurnished; 1.5 months furnished
- Return deadline
- 30 days
- Interest owed
- Not required
- Itemized deductions
- Required
- The limit
- An additional pet deposit of up to half a month’s rent is allowed.
- The deadline
- Balance due within 14 days after the landlord determines deductions, and no later than 30 days after the tenancy ends, possession is delivered, and the tenant demands return.
- Interest
- State law doesn’t require interest on the deposit.
- Deductions
- The landlord must give you an itemized list of anything kept from the deposit.
- If it isn’t returned
- Tenant may recover the amount due plus damages of 1.5 times the amount wrongfully withheld.
Law: K.S.A. 58-2550
Last reviewed September 30, 2026
Not legal advice. Statutes change; check the linked section.