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Committee hears bill to add 2012 IPMC as default maintenance standard for rentals where local code is absent
Summary
HB 2,634 would require landlords to comply with locally adopted maintenance codes and, when a jurisdiction lacks a code, apply the 2012 International Property Maintenance Code as a default standard. Proponents argued it closes a court‑remedy gap for tenants; neutral witnesses raised questions about enforcement and effects on small landlords.
The Committee on Local Government heard extended testimony on House Bill 2,634, which would amend the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (KSA 58‑2553) to require landlords to comply with applicable maintenance codes and to apply the 2012 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) where a municipality or county has not adopted a maintenance code.
The revisor explained the bill expands the existing duty—landlords must comply with building and housing codes that materially affect health and safety—to include maintenance codes adopted by local governments, and where no local code exists the 2012 IPMC would serve as the default standard. The revisor pointed to existing remedies in KSA 58‑2559 for…
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