Kansas eviction (forcible detainer) suits are brought under K.S.A. 61-3801 to 61-3808 in the Code of Civil Procedure for Limited Actions, where the docket fee is $35 if the amount claimed is $500 or less, $55 if it is over $500 up to $5,000, and $101 if it is over $5,000. The court can add the docket fee to a judgment for the landlord. Statute text: "without the payment of a docket fee in the amount of $35 if the amount in controversy or claimed does not exceed $500; $55 if the amount in controversy or claimed exceeds $500 but does not exceed $5,000; or $101 if the amount in controversy or claimed exceeds $5,000" (K.S.A. 61-4001(a)(1); K.S.A. 61-3801; K.S.A. 61-2802(b)(3)).
Unlawful removal or exclusion of a tenant, or willful interruption of electric, gas, water or other essential services, lets the tenant recover possession or terminate, plus up to 1½ months' rent or actual damages, whichever is greater.
Yes. A landlord may not raise rent or cut services because the tenant complained to a code agency or to the landlord, or joined a tenants' union. Retaliation is a defense to eviction. Good-faith increases to cover rising costs are allowed.
If a tenant stays without consent after the lease ends, the landlord may sue for possession. For a willful, bad-faith holdover, the landlord may also recover up to 1½ months' rent or 1½ times actual damages, whichever is greater.
In a nonpayment eviction where the tenant counterclaims, the court may order the tenant to pay accrued and future rent into court. The court then decides what each party is owed.
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