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KS Stat § 29-306 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 3 - Partition Fences|29-306 Assignment of viewers; agreement between owners of adjoining land; recordation.

29-306. Assignment of viewers; agreement between owners of adjoining land; recordation. All assignments of the fence viewers shall be certified and signed by them and shall contain a certain description of the lands divided by such partition fence and the names of the owners thereof. Any agreement entered into prior to the effective date of this act between the owners of adjoining land in relation to the division of partition fences between them shall also contain a pertinent description of such lands, and such agreement, acknowledged or proved as conveyances of land, may be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the proper county in the same manner as an assignment of fence viewers. Any agreement or modification of an existing agreement entered into on or after the effective date of this act between the owners of adjoining land in relation to the division of partition fences between them shall also contain a pertinent description of such lands, and such agreement, acknowledged or proved as conveyances of land, shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the proper county in the same manner as an assignment of fence viewers. Any such assignment or agreement, duly recorded as provided in this article, shall be binding upon the parties and all succeeding owners of the lands.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 13; R.S. 1923, 29-306; L. 1985, ch. 127, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 29-307 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 3 - Partition Fences|29-307 Party building more than his share.

29-307. Party building more than his share. When in any controversy between owners of adjoining lands as to their respective rights in any partition fence, it shall appear to the fence viewers that either of the owners had, before any complaint made to them, voluntarily erected the whole fence, or more than his just share of the same, or otherwise become proprietor thereof, the other occupant shall pay for so much as may be assigned to him to repair or maintain, the value of which shall be ascertained and recovered in the manner hereinbefore provided.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 14; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-307.
KS Stat § 29-308 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 3 - Partition Fences|29-308 Partition fences to be kept in good repair.

29-308. Partition fences to be kept in good repair. All partition fences shall be kept in good repair throughout the year, unless the owners of the land on both sides otherwise agree.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 15; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-308.
KS Stat § 29-309 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 3 - Partition Fences|29-309 What occupants not required to contribute towards partition fence.

29-309. What occupants not required to contribute towards partition fence. No person not wishing his land enclosed, and not occupying or using it otherwise than in common, shall be compelled to contribute to erect or maintain any fence dividing between his land and that of an adjacent owner; but when he encloses or uses his land otherwise than in common, he shall contribute to the partition fence as in this act is provided.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 16; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-309.
KS Stat § 29-310 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 3 - Partition Fences|29-310 Proceedings when one common owner desires to occupy land in severalty.

29-310. Proceedings when one common owner desires to occupy land in severalty. When lands owned in severalty have been enclosed in common without a partition fence, and one of the owners is desirous to occupy his land in severalty and the other refuses or neglects, on demand, to divide the line where the fence should be built, or to build a sufficient fence on his part of the line when divided, the party desiring it may notify the fence viewers who shall give written notice to both owners that unless said owners agree on the erection of said fence, the viewers will, in not less than twenty nor more than 40 days, divide and assign said line and, in writing, assign a reasonable time (having regard to the season of the year) for making the fence; and if either party neglect to comply with the decision of the viewers within the time assigned, the other party, after making his own part, may make the other part, and recover the ascertained value thereof, with interest at the rate of one percent per month, together with the fees of the fence viewers as above provided and a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed and allowed by the court.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 17; R.S. 1923, 29-310; L. 1949, ch. 270, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 29-311 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 3 - Partition Fences|29-311 Throwing land open.

29-311. Throwing land open. When one party shall desire to throw his land open and leave it unenclosed, he shall not take away any part of the partition fence belonging to him and adjoining the next enclosure, if the owner or occupant of such enclosure will, within two months after the same shall be ascertained, pay therefor such sum as the fence viewers shall, in writing, under their hands, determine to be the value of such partition fence belonging to such party.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 18; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-311.
KS Stat § 29-312 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 3 - Partition Fences|29-312 Rights of party not improving land adjoining partition fence.

29-312. Rights of party not improving land adjoining partition fence. If any person shall determine not to improve any part of his land adjoining any partition fence that may have been divided according to the provisions of this act, and shall give six months' notice, in writing (provided such notice be served between the first day of July and the first of October), of such determination to all the adjoining owners or occupants of lands, he shall not be required to keep up or maintain any part of such fence during the time his lands shall lie open and unimproved; and he may thereafter remove his portion thereof, if the owner or occupant of the adjoining land will not pay therefor as provided in the preceding section.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 19; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-312.
KS Stat § 29-313 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 3 - Partition Fences|29-313 Owner enclosing his unenclosed land shall pay for one half of partition fence.

29-313. Owner enclosing his unenclosed land shall pay for one half of partition fence. When land which has been unenclosed is enclosed, the owner thereof shall pay for one half of each partition fence between his land and the adjoining lands, the value to be ascertained and stated in writing, under their hands, by the fence viewers, in case the parties cannot agree; and if the owner enclosing as aforesaid shall neglect, for sixty days after the value has been so ascertained and demand made, to pay the same, the owners of such partition fences may recover, with interest, as hereinbefore provided; or the party enclosing may, at his election, rebuild and make half of each of such partition fences, and if he neglect so to do for sixty days after making such election, he shall be liable as before provided.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 20; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-313.
KS Stat § 29-314 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 3 - Partition Fences|29-314 Fence on boundary line between counties; viewers.

29-314. Fence on boundary line between counties; viewers. If the line upon which a partition fence is to be made or to be divided is the boundary line between counties or if such line is partly in one county and partly in another, two of the fence viewers shall be the chairpersons of the board of county commissioners of the respective counties. If such commissioners cannot agree, they shall select a third commissioner from the county fence viewers in the two counties, and their assignment, in order to be binding and effectual, must be recorded, as hereinbefore provided, in each of such counties. A county commissioner may appoint a designee to serve as a fence viewer in place of such commissioner.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 21; R.S. 1923, 29-314; L. 1949, ch. 270, § 6; L. 2005, ch. 78, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 29-315 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 3 - Partition Fences|29-315 Owner defined; notice; liability to tenant or occupant.

29-315. Owner defined; notice; liability to tenant or occupant. The word "owner," under the provisions of this act, shall be held to include and apply to the occupant or tenant, when the owner does not reside within the county; and no proceedings under this act shall bind the owner, unless he shall be notified; but he shall be liable to the occupant or tenant for the cost and expense of erecting and maintaining, under the provisions of this chapter, any partition fence upon the line of his land, unless there in a special agreement to the contrary.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 22; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-315.
KS Stat § 29-316 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 3 - Partition Fences|29-316 Fence may be built on partition line; removal.

29-316. Fence may be built on partition line; removal. A person building a fence may lay the same upon the line between his own land and the land adjacent, so that the fence may be partly on one side of such line and partly on the other; and the owner shall have the same right to remove it as if it were wholly on his own land.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 23; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-316.
KS Stat § 29-317 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 3 - Partition Fences|29-317 Partition fence wholly on one side of line.

29-317. Partition fence wholly on one side of line. The foregoing provisions concerning partition fences shall apply to fences standing wholly upon one side of the division line, and used as a partition fence.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 24; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-317.
KS Stat § 29-318 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 3 - Partition Fences|29-318 Fence on line between townships where hogs prohibited from running at large in one and not the other; damages.

29-318. Fence on line between townships where hogs prohibited from running at large in one and not the other; damages. In all cases where fences are built upon township lines, between townships in one of which hogs are prohibited from running at large and in the other of which they are not prohibited from running at large, such fence shall be built in the manner prescribed in the first article of this act* for fences in townships where hogs are not prohibited from running at large: Provided, That the owner of any hogs shall be liable for all damages sustained by any person in consequence of such hogs crossing such township lines by way of the highway.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 25; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-318.
KS Stat § 29-319 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 3 - Partition Fences|29-319 Making partition fence hog-tight.

29-319. Making partition fence hog-tight. Whenever any owner of land enclosed in part by a partition fence desires to make hog-tight any part of the fence enclosing his premises, constructed or maintained by the owner of the adjoining land, he may attach to such partition fence, in a secure and workmanlike manner, woven wire at least two feet in height, so as to prevent hogs from getting through such fence.History: L. 1905, ch. 264, § 1; June 8; R.S. 1923, 29-319.
KS Stat § 29-401 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions|29-401 Liability for neglect to maintain or repair portion of partition fences.

29-401. Liability for neglect to maintain or repair portion of partition fences. If any person liable to contribute to the erection of a partition fence shall neglect or refuse to make and maintain his proportion of such fence, or shall permit the same to be out of repair, he shall not be allowed to have and maintain any action for damages incurred, but shall be liable to pay to the party injured all such damages as shall accrue to his lands and the crops, fruit trees and shrubbery thereon, and fixtures connected with the said land, such damage to be assessed by the fence viewers, on application of the party injured, one day's notice in writing having been first given to the party liable, either by delivering to him personally or by copy left at his usual place of abode, that such application for assessment of damages had been made, and the time when the fence viewers would attend to make such assessment.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 26; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-401.
KS Stat § 29-402 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions|29-402 Domestic animals breaking into enclosure.

29-402. Domestic animals breaking into enclosure. If any horse, mule or ass, or any neat cattle, hogs or sheep, or other domestic animals, shall break into any enclosure, and the owner or occupant thereof shall consider himself aggrieved thereby, such person may apply to the fence viewers of the township in which such enclosure may be situate, having first given at least one day's notice, in writing, to the owner or keeper of such trespassing animal, if known to him, or by leaving a written notice at the place of abode of such person, of his intended application, and also of the time when the fence viewers will attend to examine the fence and investigate the subject of damages; and the said fence viewers shall forthwith repair to the place where such injury shall have been done, and there diligently examine the fence over or through which such trespassing animal shall have broken or entered into any such enclosure.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 27; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-402.
KS Stat § 29-403 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions|29-403 Assessment of damages by fence viewers.

29-403. Assessment of damages by fence viewers. If in the opinion of said fence viewers such fence is a good and sufficient fence, according to the provisions of this act, they shall proceed, upon view and inquiry, to assess the damages sustained by such applicant from such trespassing animal or animals; which assessment, including the sum due for their services, they shall make out and certify, in writing, subscribe their names thereto, and deliver the same to the person sustaining such damage; and all expenses of the view shall be borne equally between the parties interested, except in case of a view to appraise damages for neglect or refusal to make or maintain a just proportion of a division fence, in which case the costs of view shall be paid by the party in default, to be recovered as a part of the damages assessed.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 28; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-403.
KS Stat § 29-404 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions|29-404 Recovery by civil action of damages assessed; attorney's fee.

29-404. Recovery by civil action of damages assessed; attorney's fee. If any party against whom damages shall be assessed by the fence viewers under the provisions of this act shall fail or refuse to pay the damages so assessed, after the same shall have been demanded, and after receiving a copy of such assessment made by the fence viewers as aforesaid, the same may be recovered by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction; and in all such actions the assessments of the fence viewers, subscribed by them, shall be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the amount of damages actually sustained by the party in whose favor given and in all such actions the court shall fix and allow to the prevailing party a reasonable attorney's fee.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 29; R.S. 1923, 29-404; L. 1949, ch. 270, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 29-405 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions|29-405 Fence not of proper height or kind; costs.

29-405. Fence not of proper height or kind; costs. If the fence viewers shall be of opinion that such fence is not of the height and sufficiency required by this act, the person calling upon them to examine the same shall pay all the costs of such view and examination, to be recovered in a civil action in the name of the said fence viewers, with costs of suit, in the district court of the county in which the defendant may reside.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 30; R.S. 1923, 29-405; L. 1977, ch. 105, § 12; July 1.
KS Stat § 29-406 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions|29-406 Removal of fence built upon land of another by mistake; damages.

29-406. Removal of fence built upon land of another by mistake; damages. When a person has made a fence on an enclosure which afterwards, on making division lines, is found to be on lands of another, and the same has occurred through mistake, such first person may enter upon the land of the other and remove his fence and material within six months after such line has been run, upon his first paying or offering to pay the other party for any damages to the soil which may be occasioned thereby; and when the parties cannot agree as to the damage, the fence viewers may determine it as in other cases.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 31; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-406.
KS Stat § 29-407 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions|29-407 Limitations on removal.

29-407. Limitations on removal. But such fence shall not be removed, if it was made of timber or other material taken from the land on which it is built, until the party pays to the owner of the land the value of the timber or other material, to be ascertained by the fence viewers; nor shall a fence be removed at a time when the removal will throw open or expose the crop of the other party, but it shall be removed within a reasonable time after the crop is secured, although the six months above specified have passed.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 32; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-407.
KS Stat § 29-408 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions|29-408 Taking trespassing animals into possession.

29-408. Taking trespassing animals into possession. If any of the animals mentioned in this act* break free of their lawful enclosure, and trespass on land owned by another person, the owner or occupant of the land may take into possession such animal trespassing, and keep the same until damages, with reasonable charges for feeding and keeping, and all costs of suit, be paid, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 33; R.S. 1923, 29-408; L. 1986, ch. 195, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 29-409 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 29 - Fences|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions|29-409 Cruelty to domestic animals; damages.

29-409. Cruelty to domestic animals; damages. If any person or corporation shall hurt, wound, kill, lame or destroy, or cause to be hurt, wounded, killed, lamed or destroyed, by running over or against, shooting, worrying with dogs, or otherwise, any of the animals mentioned in this act*, when such animals are upon premises which are not enclosed with a sufficient fence as prescribed in this act, or when any such animals are upon the unenclosed premises of any such person or corporation, such person or corporation so offending shall satisfy and pay the owner of any such animal or animals full damages therefor, with costs.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 34; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-409.
KS Stat § 31-132 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 31 - Fire Protection|Article 1 - Fire Safety And Prevention|31-132 Fire safety and prevention; definitions.

31-132. Fire safety and prevention; definitions. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:(a) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation or other association.(b) "Nationally recognized code" or "nationally recognized fire prevention code" means any published compilation of rules and regulations relating to fire prevention which have been prepared by a nationally recognized technical trade or service association. For the purposes of this act, the fire prevention codes of the national fire protection association and standards of the American national standards institute shall constitute examples of nationally recognized fire prevention codes.(c) "Municipality" means any incorporated city, any county or any other political subdivision of this state.(d) "Nationally recognized building code" means any published compilation of rules and regulations relating to building construction which have been prepared by a nationally recognized technical trade or service association.History: L. 1972, ch. 157, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 120, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 31-132a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 31 - Fire Protection|Article 1 - Fire Safety And Prevention|31-132a Fire safety and prevention; apartment house, defined.

31-132a. Fire safety and prevention; apartment house, defined. Every building or other structure, together with any building or structure used in connection therewith, kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public to be a place where furnished or unfurnished living accommodations other than sleeping accommodations for transient guests may be rented as a single room or as a suite of rooms, containing three (3) or more single units or suites, or both, regardless of the number of tenants therein, and regardless of whether any such room or suite of rooms is occupied by an owner or operator of such a building or structure, shall, for the purpose of this act, be deemed an apartment house.History: L. 1975, ch. 220, § 2; July 1.