# K.S.A. § 60-4701: 60-4701 - Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** K.S.A. § 60-4701
- **Heading:** 60-4701 - Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Kansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 47 / Section 60-4701

## Text

60-4701. Definitions. As used in this act:

(a) "Action" means any civil action or arbitration proceeding between a claimant and a contractor for damages or indemnity asserting a claim for injury or loss to a dwelling or personal property caused by an alleged defect arising out of or related to the construction or a remodel of a dwelling.

(b) "Association" means a non-profit homeowners organization as defined in K.S.A. 60-3611, and amendments thereto.

(c) "Claimant" means a homeowner, including a subsequent purchaser, or association who asserts a claim against a contractor concerning a defect in the construction or in the remodel of a dwelling.

(d) "Construction defect" or "defect" means a deficiency in, or a deficiency arising out of the specifications, planning, supervision or construction of residential improvements that results from any of the following:

(1) Defective material, products or components used in the construction of residential improvements.

(2) Violation of the applicable codes in effect at the time of construction of residential improvements.

(3) Failure to construct residential improvements in accordance with accepted trade standards for good and workmanlike construction at the time of construction.

(e) "Contractor" means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association or other organization that is engaged in the business of constructing dwellings.

(f) "Dwelling" means a single-family house, duplex or multifamily unit designed for residential use in which title to each individual unit is transferred to the owner under a condominium or cooperative system and shall include common areas and improvements that are owned or maintained by an association or by members of an association. A dwelling includes the systems and other components and improvements that are part of a single or multifamily unit at the time of construction. For the purposes of this act "dwelling" does not mean manufactured home as defined in K.S.A. 58-4202, and amendments thereto.

(g) "Serve" or "service" means personal service or delivery by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the addressee.

(h) "Subcontractor" means a contractor who performs work on behalf of a contractor in the construction of a dwelling.

## Nearby sections

- [K.S.A. § 60-4701 60-4701 - Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A47_S60-4701.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-4702 60-4702 - Filing of action; notice requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A47_S60-4702.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-4703 60-4703 - Application of act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A47_S60-4703.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-4704 60-4704 - Initial notice of claim; service; response; inspection proposal; settlement offer; offer to remedy; acceptance or rejection of offer; failure to respond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A47_S60-4704.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-4705 60-4705 - Notice of construction defect to insurer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A47_S60-4705.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-4706 60-4706 - Notice to potential claimant of contractor's right to offer repair; form.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A47_S60-4706.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-4707 60-4707 - Notice to purchaser of subcontractors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A47_S60-4707.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-4708 60-4708 - Association actions; property manager actions; unlawful acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A47_S60-4708.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-4709 60-4709 - Association action for construction defects in common-interest community; majority vote.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A47_S60-4709.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-4710 60-4710 - Severability clause.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A47_S60-4710.md)

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