Property Management requirements in Kansas

Must Kansas property management companies have a real estate broker's license?

Yes, if a property manager is going to lease, rent, list, procure prospects or negotiate, assist, or offer to perform any of those acts, her or she will need a broker's license. A salesperson working under a broker may engage in such activities.

Must Kansas community association managers have a real estate broker's license?

NO. A broker's license is not required to manage community associations in Kansas.

Kansas Real Estate Broker Requirements

• 18 or more years of age
  
  
• high school diploma or its equivalent
  
  
• 24-hour Broker's Pre-License course approved by the Kansas Real Estate Commission
  
  
• pass both parts (general and state) of the Kansas licensing examination within 12 months of the course completion date
  
  
• licensed as a salesperson in Kansas, or as a salesperson or broker in another jurisdiction, and ACTIVELY ENGAGED in activities which require a license in Kansas for at least two years during the last five years
  
  
• experience in the real estate or a related business or a combination of such experience and education may be accepted if the Commission believes it qualifies the applicant to act as a broker. Only experience during the last five years will be considered. Experience will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.