Kansas Tenants
A professional demand letter citing Kansas's security deposit statute (K.S.A. § 58-2550), the return deadline, and the 1.5× penalty for wrongful withholding. Ready in minutes.
Deadline
14 / 30 days
to return your deposit after move-out
Penalty
1.5× damages
for wrongful withholding
Statute
§ 58-2550
Kansas Statutes Annotated
Under K.S.A. § 58-2550, your landlord must return your security deposit within 14 days after determining the amount of any deductions, but no more than 30 days after your tenancy ends, along with a written, itemized statement.
If the landlord wrongfully withholds your deposit, you may recover:
So a $1,500 deposit wrongfully withheld can support a court judgment of $3,750 — the $1,500 back plus $2,250 in damages. Most landlords settle quickly once they realize you know the law.
Deposit cap: Kansas caps deposits at one month’s rent (unfurnished) or 1.5 months’ rent (furnished), plus an additional pet deposit of up to half a month’s rent.
Every letter follows the structure courts expect — your facts, the statute, a specific demand, and a deadline. Here's the skeleton; the generator fills the brackets from your answers and computes Kansas's deadlines under § 58-2550.
[Date]
[Your name]
[Your forwarding address]
[Landlord's name and address]
RE: Security Deposit — Formal Demand for Return of $[Amount]
I am the former tenant of [rental property address]. You accepted a security deposit of $[Amount], and my tenancy ended on [move-out date]. My forwarding address for return of the deposit is stated above, which I am providing to you in writing.
Under § 58-2550, you were required to [return the deposit or provide an itemized statement] within [the statutory period]. That period has passed, and you have done neither. [The specific consequence Kansas law attaches, cited by section.]
I demand return of $[Amount] no later than [deadline]. If I do not receive it, I am prepared to pursue all remedies available under [statute], including filing suit in the appropriate court.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
14 / 30 days after you move out.
A landlord who fails to comply is liable under § 58-2550(c) for the portion of the deposit due PLUS damages equal to one and one-half (1.5) times the amount wrongfully withheld — the 1.5× is added on top of the deposit itself, and Kansas courts treat it as non-discretionary.
K.S.A. § 58-2550. We verify these against the statute text itself; the date we last checked is shown on this page.
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Properly formatted, addressed to your landlord by name, citing the exact Kansas statutes that apply to your situation.
K.S.A. § 58-2550 and any others triggered by your circumstances — not generic legalese.
The letter computes the exact dollar amount you're entitled to demand based on your deposit and the deductions at issue.
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Most Kansas landlords return the deposit within days of receiving a properly drafted demand letter.
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