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How to properly terminate your lease
If you are looking to terminate a lease before the agreed upon date, there are several steps. Outlined below is how to terminate tenancy as stated in the Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
58-2570. Termination of tenancy; notice; holdover by tenant; remedies.
(a) The landlord or the tenant may terminate a week-to-week tenancy by a written notice given to the other at least seven days prior to the termination date specified in the notice.
(b) The landlord or the tenant may terminate a month-to-month tenancy by a written notice given to the other party stating that the tenancy shall terminate upon a periodic rent-paying date not less than 30 days after the receipt of the notice, except that not more than 15 days' written notice by a tenant shall be necessary to terminate any such tenancy where the tenant is in the military service of
the United States and termination of the tenancy is necessitated by military orders. Any rental agreement for a definite term of more than 30 days shall not be construed as a month-to-month tenancy, even though the rent is reserved payable at intervals of 30 days.
(c) If the tenant remains in possession without the landlord's consent after expiration of the term of the rental agreement or its termination, the landlord may bring an action for possession. In addition, if the tenant's holdover is intentional and not in good faith the landlord may recover an amount not more than 11/2 months' periodic rent or not more than 11/2 times the actual damages sustained by the landlord, whichever is greater. If the landlord consents to the tenant's continued occupancy subsection (d) of K.S.A. 58-2545, and amendments thereto, shall govern.
(d) In any action for possession, the landlord may obtain an order of the court granting immediate possession of the
dwelling unit to the landlord by filing a motion therefor in accordance with subsection (b) of K.S.A. 60-207, and amendments thereto, and service thereof on the tenant pursuant to K.S.A. 60-205, and amendments thereto. After a hearing and presentation of evidence on the motion, and if the judge is satisfied that granting immediate possession of the dwelling unit to the landlord is in the interest of justice and will properly protect the interests of all the parties, the judge may enter or cause to be entered an order for the immediate restitution of the premises to the landlord upon the landlord giving an undertaking to the tenant in an amount and with such surety as the court may require, conditioned for the payment of damages or otherwise if judgment be entered in favor of the tenant.
(e) If a landlord provides to a tenant a document which, if signed by the landlord or tenant or both, would constitute the tenant's written notice to the landlord that the tenant intends to
vacate the premises, and if such document contains any additional terms that are not contained in the rental agreement between the landlord and tenant, then the document shall include the following statement in no less than 10-point bold face type: 'YOUR SIGNATURE ON THIS DOCUMENT MAY BIND YOU TO ADDITIONAL TERMS NOT IN YOUR ORIGINAL LEASE AGREEMENT. IF YOUR LEASE REQUIRES YOU TO GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE OF YOUR INTENT TO VACATE, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DECLINE TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND TO PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE IN ANOTHER FORM.' If such statement does not appear in such document, a tenant's signature shall not bind the tenant to any additional terms that are not contained in the rental agreement.
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receiving the Agnes Wright Strickland Award on Wednesday afternoon.
RIGHT: Cooper Nickel, a senior from Lindsboro, receives the Chancellor's Award during a class on Monday, March 25. To be included in the pool of applicants for the prestigious Chancellor's Awards, a student must either have been nominated by a faculty/staff member or have submitted a Chancellors Student Award application.
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Hannah Bolton and Samuel Schroeder both received the Agnes Wright Strickland Award, which consists of a lifetime membership in the University of Kansas Alumni Association.
Schroeder, Shannon Collins, Kimberlee Hinkle, Matthew Moore, Bernadette Myers, Sida Ryan, Bryan Trong Do, Cooper Nickel, Carol Kruse and Megan Watson are the 2013 University Awards recipients.
Bolton studies business management and leadership with an interest in university administration,
and hopes to get a Master's degree in higher education after she graduates.
The Caryl K. Smith Student Leader Award was awarded to Matthew Moore. Moore studies human biology and plans on attending the KU School of Medicine after graduation.
Bernadette Myers and Sida Niu both received the Class of 1913 Award. Myers studies English, Italian and European studies and plans on pursuing a Ph.D in early modern literature. Niu stud-
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Kruse studies communications with a minor in leadership studies and plans on seeking a career with which to use and develop her communication and leadership skills. Watson studies chemistry and English, with an emphasis on creative writing. She will pursue a dual MD and Master's in public health at the KU School of Medicine next year.
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