# Kansas — Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state

For Kansas, what the presumption does is has a defense in an action against such tenant for possession; example of a protected activity is the tenant has organized or become a member of a tenants' union or similar organization; statute is K.S.A. 58-2572, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Kansas _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **What the presumption does:** has a defense in an action against such tenant for possession _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Example of a protected activity:** the tenant has organized or become a member of a tenants' union or similar organization _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** K.S.A. 58-2572 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (b) If the landlord acts in violation of subsection (a) of this section, the tenant is entitled to the remedies provided in K.S.A. 58-2563 and has a defense in an action against such tenant for possession.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Example of a protected activity

> (3) the tenant has organized or become a member of a tenants' union or similar organization.

### Statute

> 58-2572. Certain retaliatory actions by landlord prohibited; remedies; increased rent, when; action for possession, when.

## Source

- https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0072.html

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
Part of [Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state](https://referencesource.org/landlord-retaliation-presumption-period-by-state/).