Such lease contracts against public policy and unenforceable; tenants to pay fair and reasonable sums

58-2533. Such lease contracts against public policy and unenforceable; tenants to pay fair and reasonable sums. Lease agreements containing all of the burdensome requirements heretofore recited are hereby declared to be against the public policy of the state, illegal and unenforceable, and the tenants subscribing to the same obligated to pay under said leases as rents for the lands only fair and reasonable sums with an accord of lien only on the total crops grown on the leased land and on the total of the livestock raised on share or lease, and on the total receipts or returns from pasture received by the tenants including an accord of lien on the tenants' livestock sufficient to pay pasturage on the tenants' livestock on the landlords' land. History: L. 1933, ch. 233, § 3; June 5. Law Review and Bar Journal References: Discussed in article on tenant farmers, H. W. Hannah, 7 K.L.R. 295, 305 (1959). Implied warranty of habitability, 22 K.L.R. 666, 671 (1974). "The New Residential Landlord and Tenant Act," John W. Brand, Jr., 44 J.B.A.K. 227 (1975). "The New Kansas Landlord-Tenant Act," David R. McClure, 15 W.L.J. 202 (1976). "Survey of Kansas Law: Consumer Law," John C. Maloney, 27 K.L.R. 197 (1979). "Survey of Kansas Law: Real and Personal Property," Deanell R. Tacha, 27 K.L.R. 283, 296 (1979). "Readability Statutes—A Survey and a Proposed Model," Calvin J. Karlin, 28 K.L.R. 531, 550 (1980). "Survey of Kansas Law: Consumer Law," 29 K.L.R. 483, 484 (1981). "Survey of Kansas Law: Property," 29 K.L.R. 555, 556, 557 (1981). "Potential Liability of Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen for Misrepresentation and Nondisclosure in Kansas," Craig Altenhofen, 52 J.K.B.A. 9, 10 (1983). "Survey of Kansas Law: Real Property," Michael J. Davis, 32 K.L.R. 773 (1984). "Kansas Artisan's and Mechanic's Liens: An Unnecessary Tangle," Judge John K. Pearson, 63 J.K.B.A. No. 7, 28, 35 (1994). 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