Cities and counties prohibited from requiring lists of tenants; exceptions

12-16,123. Cities and counties prohibited from requiring lists of tenants; exceptions. (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. History: L. 2001, ch. 147, § 2; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Definition of "family" in city ordinance; consent or warrant required to search tenant's residence. 2002-16. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026