COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
LR No.: 3218-01
Bill No.: SB 929
Subject: Kansas City : Landlords, Tenants
Type: Original
Date: February 24, 2004
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on General Revenue Fund |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on Other State Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 3 pages.
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
ASSUMPTION
Officials of the Office of the Kansas City Manager stated there would be no direct savings from passage of this bill. Reduced trash hauling and disposal costs could result from fewer instances of landlords leaving furniture, clothing, and other items on the street for pick up. The greatest savings are enjoyed by the neighborhoods, who are no longer subjected to the blighting influence of trash disposal by landlords through placing material on the curb for subsequent pick up during the City's monthly or bi-monthly bulky item trash pick up.
Oversight assumes this proposal is permissive, and before fiscal impact would be realized the governing body would have to establish by ordinance the provisions of this legislation. Oversight for the purposes of this fiscal note will show fiscal impact as $0.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2005
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2005
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
Under this act, a landlord may remove a tenant's property without liability after the tenant has
been ordered to vacated the premises. This act allows Kansas City to enact ordinances that
prohibit landlords from disposing tenant property by removing it from a building and placing it
on the premises of the property. Any ordinance adopted by a city shall give the tenant 72-hour
notice that the landlord intends to dispose of the property and that after such notice period, the
landlord may dispose of the property by sale, gift or disposal. The landlord, however, shall be
prohibited from disposing of the property by placing it on the premises, rights-of-ways, streets or
sidewalks. The reasonable cost of disposing of the tenant's property may be charged against the
tenant.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Kansas City Manager's Office
Mickey Wilson, CPA
Director
February 24, 2004