Louisburg, KS Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)
Key Facts
- Program type
- Complaint/compliance-driven, not a fixed cycle
- No mandatory rental license
- Not found in code chapters 4, 5, or 15
- Right of entry
- Reasonable hours, after showing credentials
- Correction period after formal notice
- At least 30 days (§8-412(b)(3))
- General penalty
- Up to $499 fine and/or 179 days jail
Summary
The City of Louisburg has no mandatory rental licensing or periodic-inspection program written into its code. Instead, section 8-411 of the Minimum Housing Code authorizes the Public Officer to inspect dwellings, dwelling units, rooming units, and their premises to determine compliance whenever needed, with owners and occupants required to grant access during reasonable hours.
(a) For the Purpose of Determining Compliance with the provisions of this code, the public officer or his or her authorized representative is hereby authorized to make inspections to determine the condition, use, and occupancy of dwellings, dwelling units, rooming units, and the premises upon which the same are located. This requirement is applicable to existing dwellings or buildings. ... (c) The Owner, Operator, and Occupant of every dwelling, dwelling unit, and rooming unit shall give the public officer, or his or her authorized representative, during reasonable hours, free access to such dwelling, dwelling unit, and rooming unit, and its premises, for the purpose of such inspection, examination, and survey after identification by proper credentials.
Full Breakdown
Section 8-411(a) ties inspection authority to compliance determination under the Minimum Housing Code, covering existing dwellings and buildings; subsection (b) removes that limitation for new construction or vacant premises, letting the Public Officer inspect at any appropriate time. Subsection (c) obligates the owner, operator, and occupant of every dwelling, dwelling unit, and rooming unit to give the Public Officer or an authorized representative free access during reasonable hours, after presenting proper credentials, for inspection, examination, and survey. Subsection (d) runs the other direction: an occupant must give the owner or the owner's agent access at reasonable times so repairs needed to meet code can be made.
There is no separate rental registration, license fee, or fixed inspection cycle in the chapters covering buildings, business regulations, or utilities; enforcement instead flows through the notice-of-violation process in section 8-412, which starts with an informal discussion between the Public Officer and the alleged violator and, if unresolved, proceeds to a written formal notice giving the owner, operator, and occupant a minimum of 30 days to correct the violations before further city action.
Violations & Fines
Section 8-411 does not itself prescribe a penalty for refusing entry; a refusal or an underlying code violation is addressed through the section 8-412 notice process and, ultimately, the general penalty in section 1-116, a fine of up to $499, imprisonment of up to 179 days, or both, with section 1-115 making each additional day of noncompliance a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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