Kan. Stat. Ann. § 12-16,123
Cities and counties prohibited from requiring lists of tenants; exceptions.
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(a) As used in this section, "municipality" means any city or county or agency, department or other division of a city or county. (b) Except as provided by subsection (c) and as necessary to comply with the Kansas offender registration act, K.S.A. 22-4901 et seq., and amendments thereto, no municipality shall adopt or enforce an ordinance or resolution which requires any landlord to provide to such municipality a list of names of any tenants of such landlord. (c) A municipality may require a landlord to provide to the municipality a list of the names of tenants occupying the landlord's property if a citation for a violation of an ordinance or resolution adopted to protect the public health, safety or welfare has occurred on such property. Such list shall not be required to be provided until at least 30 days following the date of the issuance of a citation. Such list shall not be required if the landlord complies with the provisions of such ordinance or resolution.
Under Kansas law (Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 12-16,120; 12-16,123; 12-16,138; 12-16,219; 12-2723), cities and counties are generally barred from requiring landlords to hand over lists of their tenants' names. Two exceptions exist: municipalities may request such a list to comply with the Kansas Offender Registration Act, and they may also request one after a public health, safety, or welfare citation has been issued on a property—but not until at least 30 days after that citation, and only if the landlord has not already corrected the violation. The rule sets a default of tenant-name privacy while carving out narrow, condition-based situations where disclosure can be compelled.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 12-16,120; 12-16,123; 12-16,138; 12-16,219; 12-2723, compliant landlords generally do not need to furnish tenant name lists to local governments unless one of the two statutory exceptions applies. When a public health, safety, or welfare citation is issued on a property, operators who promptly remedy the cited violation avoid the obligation to produce a tenant list entirely, since the list is not required if the landlord comes into compliance. Landlords who do receive a formal request for a tenant list after a citation should note that the municipality cannot demand that list sooner than 30 days after the citation date.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
This Kansas provision (Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 12-16,120; 12-16,123; 12-16,138; 12-16,219; 12-2723) establishes a baseline protection: local governments are broadly prohibited from collecting tenants' names from landlords, which limits routine municipal surveillance of who lives in rental housing. Tenants who believe a municipality is improperly requiring their landlord to disclose their names outside the narrow exceptions may wish to consult a tenant-rights organization or legal aid office familiar with Kansas housing law. Understanding when the citation-based exception applies—and whether the 30-day waiting period and compliance-cure provisions were followed—can be relevant context when evaluating any such disclosure.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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