Kansas Statutes
§ 60-1004 — Occupying claimants
Kansas § 60-1004
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Bluebook
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-1004 (2026).
Text
(a)Right to reimbursement. Where any person while peacefully occupying realty under color of title in good faith, including mineral leases, has in good faith made improvements thereon or paid obligations in connection therewith, such person shall not be dispossessed by a party, establishing a superior right, claim or title until he or she is fully compensated therefor.
(b)Procedure. If in any action the judge concludes that the occupying claimant should be dispossessed, the judge shall before entering final judgment determine the compensation due the occupying claimant under the provisions of section 1 [*] of this article or if requested by either party he or she shall submit the question to a jury for determination.
* "Section 1 of this article," evidently intended as "subsection (a) of
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Related
Munkres v. Chatmon
599 P.2d 314 (Court of Appeals of Kansas, 1979)
Riney v. McGuire
(Court of Appeals of Kansas, 2020)
Legislative History
L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-1004; January 1, 1964.
Nearby Sections
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§ 60-1001
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Partition§ 60-1004
Occupying claimants§ 60-1008
Same; return; confirmation of sale§ 60-1009
Same; application of proceeds§ 60-101
Title§ 60-1010
Same; act supplemental to civil code§ 60-1011
Equity skimming; damage, costs, fees§ 60-102
Construction§ 60-103
Restricted mail defined§ 60-104
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