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Renting and the landlord, and when the police may come inside.
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Renting
- Getting the Deposit BackK.S.A. 58-2550 — one month's rent at most, the balance within 14 days of the deductions and never past 30, or half again as much
- Lease Terms That Do Not CountK.S.A. 58-2547 — no waiver of the act's rights, no confessed judgment, no attorney fee clause, and no liability waiver
- When the Landlord Will Not Fix ItK.S.A. 58-2559 — a written notice ending the lease in at least 30 days, unless the landlord starts the repair within 14
- Locked Out or Utilities Cut OffK.S.A. 58-2563 — a lockout or a shutoff by the landlord, and one and a half months' rent or the actual damages
- When the Landlord Can Come InK.S.A. 58-2557 — reasonable hours after reasonable notice, and without consent only in an extreme hazard
- Being EvictedK.S.A. 58-2564 — three days to pay after a written notice, 30 days for other breaches, and a court date three to 14 days out
- When the Landlord RetaliatesK.S.A. 58-2572 — no rent increase or cut in services for a code complaint or a tenants' union
- Belongings Left BehindK.S.A. 58-2565 — abandonment after 10 days behind with belongings gone, and a sale 30 days after storage with notice published 15 days before
- Ending a Month to Month or Leaving EarlyK.S.A. 58-2570 — 30 days' notice to a rent day for month to month, seven days for week to week, 15 for military orders
The police at the door
Family, children and school
- Getting DivorcedK.S.A. 23-2701 — incompatibility is enough, after 60 days in the state, and no hearing until 60 days after filingalso here
- Dividing Property and MaintenanceK.S.A. 23-2802 — all the property, whenever acquired, divided justly on ten factors, and maintenance where fairalso here
- Custody and Parenting TimeK.S.A. 23-3203 — every relevant factor, from each parent's role to domestic abuse, the child's wishes and the school schedulealso here
- A Protection from Abuse OrderK.S.A. 60-3107 — a hearing within 21 days, an order of one to two years, and no docket feealso here
- Reporting Child AbuseK.S.A. 38-2223 — doctors, teachers, counselors and police must report promptly, and failing to is a class B misdemeanoralso here
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- When the Landlord Does Not Hand Over the UnitK.S.A. 58-2560 — rent stops, and five days' written notice ends the lease with the whole deposit back
- When Police Come to the HouseK.S.A. 22-2502 — a warrant on sworn facts that particularly describe the place and the things, and force to enter only for an authorized arrestalso here
- Defending a Home, Workplace or CarK.S.A. 21-5223 — force to stop an unlawful entry into a dwelling, a place of work or an occupied vehicle, with no duty to retreatalso here
- Domestic BatteryK.S.A. 21-5414 — 48 hours to six months and $200 to $500 the first time, a class A misdemeanor the second within five yearsalso here
- BurglaryK.S.A. 21-5807 — entering without authority meaning to commit a felony, theft or domestic battery, level 7 for a dwellingalso here
- Moving with a ChildK.S.A. 23-3222 — 30 days' written notice to the other parent before moving the child or taking them out of state over 90 daysalso here
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