KS SB415

Landlords who commit intentional actions or fail to act, resulting in a dwelling unit being deemed uninhabitable by a building, housing, or fire code enforcement agency, become subject to Kansas Consumer Protection Act remedies and penalties

Landlords are treated as "suppliers" and tenants as "consumers" under consumer protection law, with no requirement to prove a consumer transaction occurred

"Failure to act" is defined as not taking reasonable corrective action to address conditions materially affecting tenant health and safety after receiving notice and reasonable opportunity to cure

Protections do not apply if the tenant caused or materially contributed to the uninhabitable condition

Remedies under this section supplement rather than replace existing remedies available under the residential landlord and tenant act