A Kansas 30 Day Notice to Vacate is a legal letter written to terminate a month-to-month or year-to-year lease. The letter is provided to either party at least thirty (30) calendar days before the termination date set forth in the notice or prior to the expiration of the lease.
When to Use a Kansas 30 Day Notice to Vacate
A landlord or a tenant may use an Kansas 30-Day Notice to Vacate to end a month-to-month or year-to-year lease in accordance with state law. This notice may also be used for tenants that do not have a written lease that pay rent monthly or for tenants with an expired lease.
How to Write a Kansas 30 Day Notice to Vacate
For a lease termination notice to be legally compliant:
- State who the legal letter is addressed to (use full name of the receiving party).
- Include the termination date of the lease or tenancy.
- Fill in the full address of the rental premises.
- For tenants, provide your new address and an updated phone number.
- Sign the notice and print your name.
- For landlords, include contact information, such as address and phone number.
- Complete the certificate of service by indicating the date and method of notice delivery along with printed name and signature.
Without this information on the lease termination notice, a judge may not be able to proceed with legal action.
How to Serve a Kansas 30 Day Notice to Vacate
A landlord or tenant can deliver lease termination notices in Kansas using any of the below acceptable methods:
- Handing the notice to the other party in person;
- Handing the notice to a person who can accept the legal letter on behalf of the other party;
- Mailing the notice by certified or registered mail with a return receipt.
When sending the notice by certified or registered mail, add two (2) calendar days to the notice period to account for variability in post office delivery times.
Sources
- 1 KS Stat § 58-2570
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The landlord or the tenant may terminate a month-to-month tenancy by a written notice given to the other party stating that the tenancy shall terminate upon a periodic rent-paying date not less than 30 days after the receipt of the notice.
Source Link - 2 KS Stat § 58-2505
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Termination of tenancy from year-to-year; notice. All tenancies from year to year, other than farm tenancies from year-to-year, may be terminated by at least thirty days’ notice in writing, given to the tenant prior to the expiration of the year.
Source Link - 3 KS Stat § 58-2510
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Notice as required in the preceding sections may be served on the tenant, or, if the tenant cannot be found, by leaving a copy thereof at the tenant’s usual place of residence, or by delivering a copy thereof to some person over 12 years of age residing on the premises, or, if no person is found upon the premises, by posting a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place thereon, or by registered mail, registered mail return receipt requested, or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the tenant at the tenant’s usual place of residence. Proof of service by registered mail may be by the affidavit of the person mailing such notice or by the return receipt. Proof of service by certified mail may be by the return receipt.
Source Link - 4 KS Stat § 58-2564
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When such notice is delivered by mailing, an additional two days from the date of mailing should be allowed for the tenant to pay such tenant’s rent and thereby avoid having the rental agreement terminated.
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