Tenant's right to Terminate lease due to death of co-tenant

[Jan Pauley]

I am in the state of Kansas. I have a friend who is co-tenant on a lease with his mother.  She passed away last week, and the landlord is not allowing him to terminate the lease, even though he could not qualify for the lease by himself at the beginning of the lease term. Does anyone know if there is a reg which provides for such a situation in the state of Kansas? Or perhaps an industry standard? I checked the Kansas regs and didn't find this matter addressed.