• Rent Grace Period: Rent is due as indicated in lease agreement.^[1]
• Non-Payment of Rent: 10 days.^[2]
• Non-Compliance: 14 days.^[3]
• Termination (Month-to-Month Lease): 30 days.^[4]
• Eviction Lawsuit: Evictions.^[5]

Utility Shutoff – A landlord may not willfully interrupt a tenant’s utility services. If they do, they may be subject to damages.^[6]

Changing the Lock – A landlord may not remove or exclude a tenant from the premises without a court order.^[6]

Civil Cover Sheet – This document must be filed along with the Petition for Eviction. It provides a brief description of the case.

Petition for Eviction – This is the document that the landlord uses to initiate an eviction any type of eviction action. It is to be filed with the Clerk of Court.

Summons – Following the filing of a Petition for Eviction, the court will produce a Summons which will be served on the tenant indicating that they are being sued and that they must appear in court.

Journal Entry of Judgment – This is a document completed by the judge handling the case that indicates that the plaintiff should be awarded immediate possession of the property. It is to be served on the tenant following the hearing with a Certificate of Service.

Writ of Restitution for Immediate Possession – This document also gives permission to the Sheriff’s Department to remove the tenant only it demands that they do so immediately.

Certificate of Service – The Certificate of Service is used to prove that a document was served on the defendant.

Before going to court to have a tenant removed from his or her property, a landlord must provide requisite written notice to the tenant of his or her intentions to seek a legal remedy for non-compliance with the terms of the lease. Written notice must be delivered in person, posted in a conspicuous place, or mailed by certified mail. If mailed, add two days to the notice requirement. There are different notice forms available depending on the reason for seeking eviction:

• 3-Day Notice to Quit (Non-Payment)
• 10-Day Notice to Quit (Non-Payment)
• 14-Day Notice to Quit (Non-Compliance)
• 30-Day Notice to Quit (2nd Non-Compliance)
• 30-Day Notice to Quit (Month to Month)

If the tenant fails to respond to the notice, the landlord may begin the eviction proceedings. This will begin with the completion of the Civil Cover Sheet and the Petition for Eviction (one original and two copies for every tenant). The Petition for Eviction must be signed by the landlord in the presence of a Notary Public.

All forms must be filed in the District Court of the County where the property is located. The filing fee varies by jurisdiction and the amount of rent owed.

• Johnson County: $55.50 – $121.50^[7]
• Sedgwick County: $56 – $122^[8]
• Leavenworth County: $54 – 120^[9]

After the filing, the landlord must obtain the Summons (one original and two copies) from the Clerk. This will state the Court Hearing Date, and this form must be served on the tenant (defendant) along with the Petition for Eviction by the County Sheriff.

After the hearing, the landlord must complete the Journal Entry of Judgment (one original and two copies) and send it to the tenant along with the Certificate of Service.

If the tenant remains on the property after the judgment, the landlord has the option of filing the Writ of Restitution (one original and two copies), which will get the County Sheriff involved and the tenant will be removed within ten days.