Landlord's recovery or possession of dwelling; limitations

58-2569. Landlord's recovery or possession of dwelling; limitations. A landlord may not recover or take possession of the dwelling unit by action or otherwise, including willful diminution of services to the tenant by interrupting or causing the interruption of electric, gas, water or other essential service to the tenant, except in case of abandonment, surrender or as otherwise permitted in this act. History: L. 1975, ch. 290, § 30; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Prosecuting and Defending Forcible Entry and Detainer Actions," Stephen Kirschbaum, 65 J.K.B.A. No. 7, 20 (1996). CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited; on counterclaim for damages, held that the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act was specific and took precedence over the broader Consumer Protection Act. Chelsea Plaza Homes, Inc. v. Moore, 226 Kan. 430, 431, 601 P.2d 1100.