Bill of Rights Act — Enforcement of Rights

58-4621                K ANSAS O FFICE of   R EVISOR of S TATUTES -->                K ANSAS O FFICE of   R EVISOR of S TATUTES Home     About Us     Office Staff     FAQs     Contact Us    KS Constitution    Open Records     Statutes         Home About Us Office Staff FAQs Contact Us     KS Constitution Open Records Statutes Home >> Statutes >> Back Printable Format Previous  |  Next 58-4621. Enforcement of rights. (a) A declarant, association, unit owner, or any other person subject to this act may bring an action to enforce a right granted or obligation imposed by this act, the declaration, or the bylaws. The court may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs. (b) Parties to a dispute arising under this act, the declaration, or the bylaws may agree to resolve the dispute by any form of binding or nonbinding alternative dispute resolution, but: (1) A declarant may agree with the association to do so only after the period of declarant control has expired; and (2) an agreement to submit to any form of binding alternative dispute resolution must be in a record authenticated by the parties. (c) The remedies provided by this act shall be liberally administered to the end that the aggrieved party is put in as good a position as if the other party had fully performed. (d) This section shall take effect on and after January 1, 2011. History: L. 2010, ch. 116, § 20; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Statute does not require prevailing parties to move for attorney fees by a certain date but requires fair and explicit notice that trial court can grant prevailing party's motion for reasonable attorney fees upon such motion. Johnson v. Board of Dirs. of Forest Lakes Master Ass'n, 61 Kan. App. 2d 386, 405, 503 P.3d 1038 (2021). Previous  |  Next NEW --> 2022 Amended and Repealed Statutes --> C URRENT S ESSION --> LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived  LCC  Documents Archived  LCC  Meetings LCC MEETINGS 07/30/2026 Meeting Notice Agenda Item 1 PROPOSED MINUTES June 30, 2026 Item 2 Budget Preparations --> MEETINGS 05/27/2026 Meeting Notice Agenda Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5 Item 6 --> REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026