Kansas § 12-16,138
Full text of Kansas Kansas Statutes Annotated § 12-16,138, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-16,138.
12-16,138. Cities; counties; prohibiting periodic interior inspections of residential property; exceptions. (a) No city or county shall adopt, enforce or maintain a residential property licensing ordinance or resolution which includes a requirement for periodic interior inspections of privately owned residential property for city or county code violations unless the lawful occupant has consented to such interior inspections. This subsection shall not apply to inspections of mixed-use residential and commercial property. This subsection shall not prohibit a city or county from conducting plan reviews, periodic construction inspections or final occupancy inspections as required by building permits.(b) Any lawful occupant residing in privately owned residential housing located within the corporate limits of a city may request an inspection at any time by the city or, if the property is located in the unincorporated area of the county, by the county to determine code violations.History: L. 2016, ch. 104, § 3; July 1.
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