Property Management

A Kansas residential landlord who illegally retains the security deposit without itemization or justified reason may be ordered to pay the tenant:

AOnly the deposit amount back
BThe deposit amount plus up to 1.5 times the unlawfully withheld amount✓ Correct
CThree times the deposit amount as a penalty
DSix months of rent as damages

Explanation

Kansas RLTA provides that landlords who wrongfully withhold security deposits are liable for the deposit plus up to 1.5 times the withheld amount as damages, plus reasonable attorney's fees.

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