Rental Licensing in the Kansas City Metro
This resource page is for area property owners. It is a work in progress. We have researched the various metro cities to find their websites and regulation information on that website. This list is by no means complete. We advise all owners to do their own research, this is just a starting point to make it easier for you. If you know of any missing or incorrect information, please send us an email at [email protected].
Avondale, Missouri
- No City Website Found
Basehor, Kansas
- No City Website Found
Blue Springs, Missouri
- No Rental Property Regulations Found
Excelsior Springs, Missouri
- Registration / License: Rental Property Business License Required Based on Annual Gross Income (License Application)
- Out of Area or Corporate Owned:
- Short Term Rental:
- Vacant Property:
Fairway, Kansas
- Rental / Non-ower Occupational License
- Registration / License: Rental and Non-Owner-Occupied Dwellings must register with the city on an annual basis with a Rental Occupational Fee $30 to $60
- Inspection: Exterior Inspections Required Annually for a fee of $30 nd a $30 Reinspection Fee and can gain a waiver
- Out of Area or Corporate Owned:
- Short Term Rental:
- Vacant Property:
Gladstone, Missouri
- Registration / License: Rental Registration for Apartments of more than 4 units.
- Out of Area or CoCorporatewned: If an owner is not an individual and / or does not maintain a local business office, a local representative must be named.
- Short Term Rental:
- Vacant Property:
Grandview, Missouri
- Municipal Code (as of 09/04/2018)
- Rumors and Newsletters state that there is a current rental property registration and inspection program that is being revamped. Board of aldermen expected to vote Tuesday September 11th, 2018
- Vacant Property
Holt, Missouri
- No Website Found
Independence, Missouri
- Rental Ready Program
- Registration / License: Rental Dwellings must obtain a business license for the building and must pass the Inspection
- Inspections: Rental Units must be inspected every year by a city list of inspectors for a $50 fee.
- Out of Area or Corporate Owned:
- Short Term Rental:
- Vacant Property:
Kansas City, Kansas
- Unified Government of Kansas City Kansas and Wyandotte County
- Registration / License: All Residential Rental Property must obtain a license annually for a fee
- Inspection: All Rental Units must be inspected at the consent of the tenant due to KS State Law.
- Out of Area or Corporate Owned:
- Short Term Rental:
- Vacant Property:
Kansas City, Missouri
- Registration / License: (2008)City Ordinance Requires all Rental Properties to be Registered Annually at No Cost (repealed I think)
- Registration / License: (2018) City Ordinance Requires all Rental Units to be Registered Annually for a $20 Fee
- Inspection: (2018) City Ordinance Requires all Rental Units to be inspected upon complain or by a random selection for no fee, with a reinspection fee of $150.
- Out of Area or Corporate Owned: need local representation
- Short Term Rental: yes you need a license
- Vacant Property: (2008)City Ordinance Requires all Vacant Properties to be Registered Annually at No Cost.
Kearney, Missouri
- No regulations found on their website
Lawrence, Kansas:
- Registration / License: Must Register Every Rental Dwelling Unit with varying Fees from $14 to $17 and Schedules
- Inspection: Must have interior inspection upon consent of the occupant at a fee of $50 with additional fees for reinspection.
- Out of Area or Corporate Owned: Out of City Owners must Appoint an Agent of the Owner to receive notices
- Short Term Rental:
- Vacant Property:
Leavenworth, Kansas
- Registration / License: Must Register Rental Property with a one time registration fee of $20 per owner.
- Inspection: Registration violation has a minimum penalty of $150.
- Out of Area or Corporate Owned: Owners who reside more than 40 miles outside of Leavenworth shall designate a local agent.
- Short Term Rental:
- Vacant Property:
Leawood, Kansas
- Registration / License: Rental License for Rental Dwellings for a fee of $20 to $75 that must be renewed annually.
- Inspection:
- Out of Area or Corporate Owned:
- Short Term Rental:
- Vacant Property:
- Property Maintenance Code
Lee’s Summit, Missouri
- No information on a rental property on the city website.
Liberty, Missouri,
- Rental Property Code
- Registration / License: Rental Regulations are in the city code and the director of community development has authority to make, adopt, revise and amend procedural rules and regulations as it deems necessary to administer.
- Inspection:
- Out of Area or Corporate Owned:
- Short Term Rental:
- Vacant Property:
Mission, Kansas
- Rental Property Regulation
- Registration / License: Rental Properties must be Licensed for a Fee Annually.
- Inspection: Tenants may request a City Inspection by filling out a form.
- Out of Area or Corporate Owned:
- Short Term Rental:
- Vacant Property:
Mission Hills, Kansas
- Does not have rental property registration or inspection per city clerk 09/04/2018
North Kansas City, Missouri
Olathe, Kansas
- No regulations found
Overland Park, Kansas:
- Rental Property Regulation
- Registration / License: Must Register Per Building with a $120 Fee for a 2 Year License
- Inspection: Must have an exterior inspection every two years
- Out of Area or Corporate Owned:
- Short Term Rental:
- Vacant Property:
Pleasant Valley, Missouri
- No Regulations Found
Prairie Village, Kansas
- Rental Property FAQ
- Registration / License: Must Obtain a License for Each Rental Property Annually at a fee of $77 or more a year
- Inspection: Annual Exterior Inspection, no fee listed.
- Out of Area or Corporate Owned: Any property owned by someone outside of Johnson County must have a local agent.
- Short Term Rental: Permit required for short and long term rental.
- Vacant Property:
Raytown, Missouri
No Regulations Found
Shawnee, Kansas
- No Regulations Found
Smithville, Missouri
- No Regulation Found
Springfield, Missouri
St. Joseph, Missouri
- No regulation found, but rumor has it they have recently passed a voluntary rental inspection program
Westwood, Kansas
- Registration / License: Homes or Rooms Offered for Rent must be licensed annually with a fee of $30 per Property (License Applications)
- Inspection: Must have a yearly inspection.
- Out of Area or Corporate Owned: For owners outside of Johnson County or Corporately Owned Property, la ocal agent must be appointed
- Short Term Rental:
- Vacant Property:
Kansas: State law was changed on July 1, 2016. It prohibits the Unified Government from adopting, enforcing or maintaining a residential property licensing ordinance that includes a requirement for periodic interior inspections of privately owned residential rental property for city or county code violations UNLESS the lawful occupant has consented to such interior inspections. This does not prohibit interior inspections of rental property in our community, but does require the consent and authorization of the lawful tenant prior to inspection. It provides that lawful tenants have the right to decide whether to allow or refuse interior inspections by a government agency. Exterior inspections of rental property from the public right of way are not prohibited and do not require the consent of the tenant or landlord.
Missouri: No regulations yet regarding licensing and interior inspections, although Missouri Property Owners Association is working to get Missouri to Adopt a State law Similar to Kansas.
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