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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Any city owning or hereafter acquiring any public building may, except as otherwise specifically provided by law, lease any such building or any part thereof, when such is not required for city purposes, for a period not exceeding one (1) year at a time, upon such terms and conditions as the governing body may deem to be in the best interest of the city.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, whenever the governing body of any city owning or hereafter acquiring any public building shall by resolution declare that any such building is invested with unusual historical or cultural value, the nature of which shall be described, such city may lease such building to any corporation or association desiring to restore and preserve such building for its historical or cultural value for any term of years which the governing body may deem to be in the best interest of the city.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, whenever the governing body of any city owning, on January 1, 1975, any public building shall by resolution declare that any such building is no longer required for city purposes, such city may lease the building, or any part thereof, for any term of years upon such terms and conditions as the governing body, upon a two-thirds vote thereof, may deem to be in the best interest of the city.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kansas Statutes Chapter 12. Cities and Municipalities § 12-1738. Lease of all or part of public building by city; terms; building invested with historical or cultural value; building no longer required for city purposes - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ks/chapter-12-cities-and-municipalities/ks-st-sect-12-1738/
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