Kansas Mobile Home Park Rent Control: 2026 Guide

Is mobile home lot rent controlled in Kansas?

No. Kansas does not cap or control mobile home lot rent. There is no statewide rent-control law setting a maximum increase, and Kansas cities, counties, and townships are legally barred from creating their own rent control. A park owner may raise lot rent by any amount.

What Kansas does regulate is timing, not price. Lot tenancies fall under the Mobile Home Parks Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (K.S.A. 58-25,100 et seq.). Under K.S.A. 58-25,109(f), you must give each tenant at least 60 days' written notice before a rent increase takes effect, and the increase cannot start before the current rental agreement expires.

Bottom line for operators: you control the number, but the statute controls the clock. Get the 60-day written notice right and time the effective date to the agreement's expiration.

No rent cap — statewide or local

Kansas has no statewide rent-control or rent-stabilization statute. Nothing in Kansas law limits how much, or how often, you may increase mobile home lot rent. The Mobile Home Parks Residential Landlord and Tenant Act sets notice and rental-agreement rules but never a price ceiling.

Local governments cannot fill that gap. K.S.A. 12-16,120 preempts rent control statewide: no county, municipality, or township may enact, maintain, or enforce any ordinance or resolution 'that would have the effect of controlling the amount of rent charged.' So there is no Kansas jurisdiction where a percentage cap on lot rent applies to a private park.

Because there is no cap, the enforceable risk for operators is procedural — a defective or short notice — not the size of the increase itself.

The 60-day rent-increase notice under the Mobile Home Parks Act

The Mobile Home Parks Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (K.S.A. 58-25,100 through 58-25,126) governs every lot tenancy in a Kansas mobile home park. Its rent-increase rule sits in K.S.A. 58-25,109(f).

That subsection reads: 'Each tenant shall be notified, in writing, of any rent increase at least 60 days before the effective date. Such effective date shall not be sooner than the expiration date of the original rental agreement or any renewal or extension thereof.' Two requirements are built in: the notice must be in writing and delivered at least 60 days out, and the new rent cannot take effect mid-term — only on or after the current agreement (or its renewal/extension) ends.

The Act also shapes the paperwork. K.S.A. 58-25,105(f) requires that in any park harboring five or more mobile homes, the rental agreement must contain a notice that the tenant has rights under the Act. And K.S.A. 58-25,109(d) provides that if either side fails to sign a written rental agreement, knowingly accepting rent gives the agreement full legal effect — so use a signed written lot lease, but understand an unsigned one can still bind you.

Local rent control in Kansas

There is no local rent control anywhere in Kansas, and there cannot be. K.S.A. 12-16,120 bars every political subdivision — expressly including counties, municipalities, and townships — from enacting, maintaining, or enforcing any ordinance or resolution that controls the amount of rent charged for privately owned residential property.

That means no Kansas city or county imposes a percentage cap or annual limit on mobile home lot-rent increases. Local ordinances may still address health, safety, zoning, licensing, and utility matters, but not the rent amount itself.

Confirm the point per location, but the answer for private parks is uniform: no local percentage cap applies statewide.

Rent-increase rules at a glance in Kansas

• Statewide rent cap
  None. Kansas has no statewide rent-control law; lot-rent increase amounts are not limited (K.S.A. 58-25,100 et seq.).
• Local rent cap
  None allowed. K.S.A. 12-16,120 preempts counties, municipalities, and townships from enacting rent control.
• Minimum notice for a lot-rent increase
  At least 60 days' written notice before the effective date (K.S.A. 58-25,109(f)).
• Earliest effective date
  No sooner than the expiration of the original rental agreement or any renewal/extension — no mid-term increases (K.S.A. 58-25,109(f)).
• Form of notice
  Must be in writing to each tenant; oral notice does not satisfy the statute (K.S.A. 58-25,109(f)).
• Rental-agreement notice of rights
  In parks harboring five or more mobile homes, the rental agreement must state that the tenant has rights under the Act (K.S.A. 58-25,105(f)).
• Unsigned agreements
  Knowing acceptance of rent gives an unsigned written rental agreement full legal effect (K.S.A. 58-25,109(d)).
• Governing law
  Mobile Home Parks Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, K.S.A. 58-25,100 through 58-25,126.

Operator best practices in Kansas

• Send written notice 60+ days out
  Always deliver lot-rent increase notices in writing and count at least 60 full days before the effective date, per K.S.A. 58-25,109(f). When in doubt, add a buffer.
• Align the effective date to the term
  Set the increase to begin on or after the expiration of the current rental agreement or its renewal/extension — never mid-term (K.S.A. 58-25,109(f)).
• Use signed written lot leases
  Put every lot tenancy in a signed written agreement; remember an unsigned one can still bind you once rent is accepted (K.S.A. 58-25,109(d)).
• Include the statutory rights notice
  If your park harbors five or more mobile homes, make sure each rental agreement contains the notice of tenant rights under the Act (K.S.A. 58-25,105(f)).
• Document delivery
  Keep proof of how and when each notice was sent (dated copies, mailing records) so the 60-day timing is defensible.
• Don't rely on a percentage rule
  There is no Kansas cap on the increase amount — but a procedurally defective notice is the real exposure. Treat the 60-day written-notice process as the compliance control.
• Build a relationship with a Kansas MHP attorney
  Statutes and case law evolve; have counsel experienced in the Mobile Home Parks Residential Landlord and Tenant Act review your notice templates and lease forms before you roll out increases.