Housing
Black neighborhoods in Kansas hard hit by property tax sales
Residents in historically Black neighborhoods in the Kansas City, Kansas, risk losing their homes amid the pandemic as delinquent property tax sales resume under a practice critics decry as...
Denying Rentals to People with Criminal Records Violates Fair Housing Act
April 11, 2016
By the CSG Justice Center
Criminal records are a significant barrier to housing for millions of Americans. In March, 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...
Fair housing rights to protect you under the law
What is the Fair Housing Act?
The federal Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, was intended to protect the buyer/renter of a dwelling from seller/landlord...
Funding to Help Kansans with Rent and Utilities
The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) has announced it has a new round of Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance (KERA) funding to distribute to Kansas renters.
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Home Improvement Programs
Variety of useful links to repair or improve your home. Resources for grants (free money), if you qualify, as well as property tax rebates. Home repair and improvement can increase the value of...
Independent Living Throughout Kansas
This site give contact information for independent living assistance in many areas of Kansas. The Centers for Independent Living vision is an inclusive community which would enable Kansans to live...
Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance program awards nearly $52 million to protect tenants at risk of eviction
Pandemic relief measure provides rental, utility, and internet assistance to more than 9,000 Kansas families
TOPEKA, Kan.— The Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance (KERA) program has provided...
Kansas Supreme Court creates Ad Hoc Committee on Best Practices for Eviction Proceedings
TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has created an Ad Hoc Committee on Best Practices for Eviction Proceedings to examine how evictions are processed by Kansas courts to identify best practices that...
Kansas Tenant Handbook and Guide
KANSAS TENANT HANDBOOK AND GUIDE
Adapted from the Kansas Tenant Handbook produced by Housing & Credit Counseling, Inc., 2003.
The latest version is available at www.hcci-ks.org for a small...
Kansas Tenant Issues and Rights
This webpage is dedicated to explaining the issues that Kansas tenants might face, as well as their legal rights before, during and after the tenancy.
Additionally, Kansas...
KLS and KHRC Webinar for Kansas Landlords on May 4
Last month, the Kansas Housing Resource Corporation (KHRC) launched the Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance (KERA) program, the largest initiative in the corporation's history.
Funded by...
Preventing Harassment in Housing
Facts for Public Housing and Voucher Program Applicants and Tenants
Sexual Harassment in housing is illegal, as is harassment based on race, color, religion, disability, national origin, or...
Tenant’s Rights & Responsibilities Toolkit for Wyandotte County, KS Residents
Where we live directly impacts our health
As a tenant in Wyandotte County, KS, you have rights protected by the State of Kansas to live in a safe space.
As a tenant, you also have...
The Kansas Mortgage Relief Program Is Helping Homeowners
The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) launched the Kansas Homeowner Assistance Fund (KHAF) on April 18th.
To date, the program has received 1,402 applications from 80 Kansas...
What to do about eviction
If you need assistance with facing an eviction, contact Kansas Legal Services 1-800-723-6953 or apply online
How does eviction work?
A landlord CANNOT evict you by shutting off...
