Lenexa, KS Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

Chapter 2-16 of the Lenexa Code makes rental licensing a condition of renting any residential unit. Section 2-16-A-2 says one rental license is required for each rooming unit, single-family dwelling, individual dwelling unit within a duplex, triplex, quadplex, and multi-family complex. The City can issue, renew, deny or revoke a license, declare a rental dwelling in violation, and order it vacated until it is properly licensed.

The owner applies in writing on a City form and pays the full fee first. Section 2-16-A-5 requires the address, the number and type of units, owner and property manager information, and a signature declaring under penalty of perjury that the application is true. Natural persons give a full name, date of birth, residence address and telephone number, and entities add their legal name, registered agent and proof of good standing with the Kansas Secretary of State. A post office box is not accepted for any required address.

Licenses expire on December 31 and are renewed annually with no proration for part of a year (Section 2-16-A-8). Information on file has to be updated within 30 days of any change, and owners must keep a current register of tenants with full names and dates of birth (Sections 2-16-A-6 and 2-16-A-10). When title passes, the seller notifies the City in writing and the buyer applies within 30 days (Section 2-16-A-9).

Exemptions in Section 2-16-A-3 cover hotels and motels licensed by the State of Kansas, convents, monasteries, rectories, jails, hospitals, and living facilities licensed or regulated by the State of Kansas. The City can deny an application when code violations affecting health and safety are present, or when the property's license was revoked in the prior 24 months (Section 2-16-A-12).