If the landlord unlawfully removes or excludes the tenant from the premises or willfully diminishes services to the tenant by interrupting or causing the interruption of electric, gas, water or other essential service to the tenant, the tenant may recover possession or terminate the rental agreement and, in either case, recover an amount not more than one and one-half (1½) months' periodic rent or the damages sustained by the tenant, whichever is greater. If the rental agreement is terminated, the landlord shall return that portion of the security deposit recoverable by the tenant under K.S.A. 58-2550 .
K.S.A. 58-2563
Unlawful removal or exclusion of tenant; diminished services; damages; security deposit
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 22 Cal. 3d 388 - Hale v. Morgan (1978)
Most recently applied in 22 Cal. 3d 388 - Hale v. Morgan (September 1978)
L. 1975, ch. 290, § 24; July 1.
Official source: Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Kansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.