CAMPUS AND AREA
University Daily Kansan, March 1, 1985
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Bill to aid tenants upsets lessors
By NANCY HANEY Staff Reporter
TOPEKA — College students are bad tenants and don't need additional methods to fight landlords, members of landlord and realtor associations told a state Senate committee yesterday.
The Judiciary Committee met to hear testimony on a bill sponsored by State Sen. Wint Winter Jr., R-Lawrence, that would allow tenants to obtain a lien on property they live in if their landlord does not pay utility bills as agreed in the lease contract.
The committee is expected to take action on the bill in the next two weeks.
According to the bill, if a tenant is forced to pay utility bills that a landlord has agreed to pay, the tenant may sue the landlord for the amount of the bills, including any late fees, penalties or interest.
IF THE LANDLORD doesn't repay the tenant within 30 days, the tenant may establish a lien upon the property where the tenant is living. The lien allows the tenant to hold the property as security for repayment
The lien statement must be filed with the district court clerk within
四 months of the date the tenant paid the utility bill. The lien must be settled within one year from the filing date.
Winter said he wrote the bill because many students in Lawrence had inadequate protection in lease agreements.
But Gordon Hahn, spokesman for the Association of Landlords in Kansas, said he thought passage of the bill would further another means of barring landlords.
"The lien won't accomplish anything. It's nothing more than harassment." Hahn said.
HAHN SAID KANSAS landlord-tenant act was one of the best in the nation and provided tenants recourse for bad landlords.
The act gives tenants two options to enforce contract obligations that are faster than obtaining a lien, Hahn said.
The tenant can take the landlord to small claims court to get the money, or to district court, where he could be convicted and for breach of contract. Hahn said.
"This way is much faster for the tenant to get his money," Hahn said. "He's not waiting around for a lien on the property in court where they can graph relief."
landlord tenant act, the tenant could receive 12 times the monthly rent as compensation for a landlord's failure to pay utility bills.
KAREN MCCLAIN. A member of the Kansas Association of Realtors, landlords in university towns often dealt with student tenants who would start lawsuits just to harass them or not follow the action started in court.
"As soon as the semester is over, the student leaves town and forgets about the landlord and other obligations," she said.
Hahn said that according to the
ON CAMPUS
TODAY
THE WEEKLY MEETING of the Biology Club will be at 4 p.m. in the Sunflower Room of the Kansas Union.
THE ST. LAWRENCE Catholic Center will sponsor an informal gathering, "TGIF," from 3 to 6 p.m. at the center, 1631 Crescent Road. Refreshments will be served.
A CHRISTIAN FILM, "Standing Alone," will be shown at 8 p.m. in the Big Eight Room of the Union
The University of Kansas International Club invites everyone to the 33rd annual International Festival of Nations, Sat., March 2, 1985
International Club Festival of Nations
- Exhibits 12-5 p.m., Big 8 and Jayhawk Rooms, Kansas Union.
- \* Display of artifacts and slide shows from several countries.
- Cultural Show. 7:30 p.m., Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union. Music and dances from different countries.
- Banquet 5:30 p.m. Kansas Union Cafeteria.
Cuisine from around the world. Adults:$5.00
Children:$3.00.
Tickets available at SUA office, KU International Club (B115 Kansas Union) and office of Foreign Student Services (112 Strong Hall and 425 McCollum Hall).
For information call: 864-4824
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