Can you use a transfer-on-death deed in Kansas?

Yes. In Kansas, an owner may title real estate in transfer-on-death form by signing, acknowledging and recording a deed with the county register of deeds before death, and the owner can revoke or change the beneficiary at any time before death. The beneficiary’s signature, consent or agreement, or notice to the beneficiary, is not required during the owner’s lifetime, and the deed needs no consideration. A revocation or change is made by recording an acknowledged instrument or a later transfer-on-death deed; a will cannot revoke it. A joint tenant may use it, but it takes effect only if that owner is the last joint tenant to die, and it does not sever the joint tenancy. The beneficiary takes subject to the owner’s mortgages, liens and other conveyances. This is K.S.A. 59-3501, 59-3502, 59-3503, 59-3504, 59-3505.

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Transfer-on-death deedAllowed; sign, acknowledge and record before death

Source

K.S.A. 59-3501, 59-3502, 59-3503, 59-3504, 59-3505

Read the statute in the Kansas Statutes (Kansas Revisor of Statutes): ksrevisor.gov.

Checked against the statute on November 13, 2026.

This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.

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