Wyandotte County, KS Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

Section 19-226 states plainly that no person may rent to another, offer for rent, or allow occupancy of any rental dwelling unit unless the owner has first obtained a license or applied for one under this article. The owner must apply in writing to the license administrator before initial occupancy (Sec. 19-229), listing the owner's name, address, phone, email and date of birth (or, for a partnership or corporation, the managing partner or chief operating officer's information), any authorized agent for service of process, a natural person actively responsible for maintenance and management, the street address of the dwelling, and the number of units with their individual addresses.

Out-of-county owners must designate an in-county agent/contact. One license issues per building and covers all rental units under single ownership (Sec. 19-228); the unified government can issue, renew, deny, revoke or suspend that license for an entire building or just a portion of it. Licenses run on a fiscal cycle: they expire April 30 each year and the annual fee, set by the county administrator, is due May 1 (Sec. 19-231, 19-233). The article exempts hotels, motels, jails, convents, monasteries, licensed nursing and board-and-care homes, parsonages, hospitals, condominium/cooperative units, and dwellings owned by the city housing authority, plus certain contract-for-deed sales to the occupant of record (Sec.

19-227). A public officer inspects every licensed rental, interior and exterior, before a license issues, and may reinspect on a change of occupancy (Sec. 19-234); a second inspection in a calendar year that finds the unit substandard triggers a separate inspection fee, and unpaid license or inspection fees draw a 10 percent penalty for each 30 days delinquent after the 90-day due date (Sec. 19-233).