Wyandotte County, KS Building Safety: Lead Paint (2026)

Section 17-35 defines a 'lead poison hazard' as any flaking, chipped, cracking, peeling, scaling, blistered or loose surface coated with a lead-bearing substance, on porches, railings, walls, windows, sills, door jams, ceilings or trim, that is or could become accessible to a person, particularly a child under six. 'Lead-bearing substances' cover paint, lacquer, putty, plaster, soil, dust, pipes and similar materials found by the unified government health department to carry a hazardous lead concentration under Environmental Protection Agency standards. It is unlawful to knowingly offer a residential dwelling for lease, rent or occupation with a lead poison hazard present; to build, renovate or repair a dwelling in a way that creates one; or to sell or apply lead-bearing paint or coating on toys, furniture, fixtures, or residential surfaces above the EPA's hazardous threshold.

A. R. 28-1-3, which triggers a health department inspection of the dwelling and any personal property that may be the source. A landlord found with a hazard must submit a remediation plan to the health department within a reasonable time and later furnish proof the work was done; a commercial property owner faces the identical two-step duty. Landlords may not raise a tenant's rent, cut services, or threaten eviction because the tenant reported a lead hazard in good faith to the landlord or any government agency; doing so is itself a violation subject to the same penalty.