Notice to quit not necessary, when

58-2509. Notice to quit not necessary, when. Where the time for the termination of a tenancy is specified in the contract, or where a tenant at will commits waste, or in the case of a tenant by sufferance, and in any case where the relation of landlord and tenant does not exist, no notice to quit shall be necessary. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 55, § 9; October 31; R.S. 1923, 67-509. Law Review and Bar Journal References: Mentioned in article on tenant farmers, H. W. Hannah, 7 K.L.R. 295, 299, 301 (1959). "Kansas Farmland Lease Law," Sam Brownback, Ted T. Svitavsky, 54 J.K.B.A. 201, 205 (1985). CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Termination of lease fixed; notice to quit unnecessary. Edwards v. Land & Cattle Co., 98 Kan. 720, 722, 160 P. 205; Tredick v. Birrer, 109 Kan. 488, 490, 200 P. 272. 2. Situations in which no notice required considered. Hale v. Brown, 119 Kan. 303, 305, 239 P. 963. 3. Lease specifying termination of tenancy no notice to quit necessary. Sorensen v. Hendry, 146 Kan. 337, 340, 69 P.2d 1114. 4. Contention party became trespasser after notice to vacate not sustained. Seidl v. Shoff, 170 Kan. 689, 690, 228 P.2d 705. 5. Agreement to pasture cattle does not create landlord and tenant relationship. Brown v. Beckerdite, 174 Kan. 153, 159, 254 P.2d 308. 6. Requirements of K.S.A. 61-1304 do not supersede this statute. Goodin v. King, 192 Kan. 304, 309, 387 P.2d 206. 7. Cited in forcible entry and detainer action. Graber v. Griffin, 210 Kan. 142, 144, 500 P.2d 35. 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