Recovery of rent from purchaser of crop

K.S.A. 58-2526 — under LANDLORDS AND TENANTS.

K.S.A. 58-2526

58-2526. Recovery of rent from purchaser of crop. The person entitled to the rent may recover from the purchaser of the crop, or any part thereof, with notice of the lien the value of the crop purchased, to the extent of the rent due and damages. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 55, § 26; October 31; R.S. 1923, 67-526. Source or prior law: L. 1862, ch. 132, § 4. Law Review and Bar Journal References: Discussed in article on tenant farmers, H. W. Hannah, 7 K.L.R. 295, 303 (1959). Implied warranty of habitability, 22 K.L.R. 666, 671 (1974). "Kansas Farmland Lease Law," Sam Brownback, Ted T. Svitavsky, 54 J.K.B.A. 201, 206 (1985). "Agricultural Credit and The Uniform Commercial Code: A Need for Change?" Keith G. Meyer, 34 K.L.R. 469, 502 (1986). "Kansas's Unique Treatment of Agricultural Liens," Keith G. Meyer, 53 K.L.R. 1141 (2005). CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Purchaser with notice takes subject to claim for rent; lien paramount to claim of purchaser, without notice, until delivery. Scully v. Porter, 57 Kan. 322, 46 P. 313. 2. Suit against purchaser of crop; nature of proceedings considered. Gill v. Buckingham, 7 Kan. App. 237, 52 P. 903. 3. Purchaser with notice takes subject to lien for rent. Aikins v. Stadel, 9 Kan. App. 298, 61 P. 325; Neifert v. Ames, 26 Kan. 515. 4. Landlord may recover from purchaser of crop; amount of recovery. Stadel v. Aikins, 65 Kan. 82, 84, 68 P. 1088. 5. Constructive notice to purchaser sufficient to establish lien for rent. Stadel v. Aikins, 65 Kan. 82, 84, 68 P. 1088; Maelzer v. Swan, 75 Kan. 496, 498, 89 P. 1037. 6. Money rent for pasture is lien on crop. Firstenberger v. McBee, 113 Kan. 110, 213 P. 813. 7. Words "rent due" construed. Pitts v. Milling Co., 117 Kan. 626, 233 P. 114. 8. Right of landlord to enforce lien no longer in question. Hayhurst v. Underwood, 126 Kan. 349, 350, 267 P. 965. 9. Information constituting notice to purchaser is jury question. Hayhurst v. Saile, 130 Kan. 844, 845, 288 P. 539. 10. Lien discharged by lease not revived by subsequent agreement. Knudson v. Ward, 136 Kan. 728, 729, 18 P.2d 176. 11. Word "crop" as used herein defined; nursery stock not "crop." Kennedy v. Spalding, 143 Kan. 76, 78, 53 P.2d 804. 12. Cash rent lien unenforceable by replevin of tenant's share of crop. Johnson v. Beach, 146 Kan. 781, 783, 73 P.2d 1040. 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