Kansas · TitleKansas quiet title: adverse claims and liens that are expired or time-barred

Kansas's quiet title statute has two parts. First, any person claiming title to or an interest in real or personal property – expressly including oil and gas leases and mineral or royalty interests – may bring an action against anyone who claims an adverse estate or interest, to determine that adverse claim (K.S.A. 60-1002(a)). Second, when a lien on property has ceased to exist, or an action to enforce it is barred by a statute of limitation or otherwise, the owner may maintain an action to quiet title against it (K.S.A. 60-1002(b)). For a closing, the second part is the tool for an old mortgage, mechanic's lien or judgment that was never released of record but can no longer be enforced – if a release can't be obtained from the holder.