Selling a mobile home in Kansas

Kansas gives mobile home owners a clear right to sell their home where it sits. The Mobile Home Parks Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (K.S.A. 58-25,100 et seq.) bars a park from blocking the sale or charging an unrequested commission, while letting it reasonably screen the buyer as a new tenant. For a specific sale, consider consulting a licensed attorney in Kansas.

What the statute says

K.S.A. 58-25,114(c) provides that a landlord shall not:

(3) deny any resident of a mobile home park the right to sell that person's mobile home at a price of the person's own choosing, but may reserve the right to approve the purchaser of such mobile home as a tenant but such permission may not be unreasonably withheld ... [and] may require that any mobile home in a rundown condition or in disrepair be removed from the park within 60 days; (4) exact a commission or fee with respect to the price realized by the tenant selling the tenant's mobile home, unless the park owner or operator has acted as agent for the mobile home owner pursuant to a written agreement.

How it works in general

A resident may sell at a price of their choosing. The park may screen the buyer as a prospective tenant but cannot withhold approval unreasonably. The park cannot take a commission unless it served as the seller's agent under a written agreement. On a sale to a third party, a rundown or disrepair home may be required to be removed within 60 days, but a sound home generally stays. A new buyer who keeps the home in the park becomes a tenant subject to the park's reasonable, written rules (§58-25,114(a)).

Common scenarios

General examples Kansas park residents commonly encounter:

• A park tries to block a sale or set the price. Section 58-25,114(c)(3) protects the owner's right to sell at their own price.
• A park rejects the buyer. Approval cannot be unreasonably withheld.
• A park asks for a commission. Section 58-25,114(c)(4) allows that only if the park acted as the seller's agent under a written agreement.

Other authorities that may apply

A buyer who keeps the home in the park signs a rental agreement and may be screened under the park's reasonable rules. Title transfer runs through the Kansas Department of Revenue's Division of Vehicles, and Kansas's consumer-protection law and the Fair Housing Act can apply to buyer screening. The written sale documents also control.