Washburn South Apartments v. Hession

No. 126,456 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS WASHBURN SOUTH APARTMENTS LLC, Appellee, v. KIA HESSION, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, K.S.A. 58-2540 et seq., defines the legal duties of tenants and landlords in residential leases, regardless of the terms of a rental agreement. Among other duties, a landlord must provide habitable housing—that is, the landlord must reasonably maintain any common areas, provide a housing unit that complies with all material health and safety codes, and ensure that the housing unit is generally…