Kentucky Landlord-Tenant Law Guide
Kentucky's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act provides comprehensive regulations for rental housing. The state has specific requirements for security deposits, maintenance obligations, and detailed eviction procedures.
Security Deposit
Limit: No statutory limit, but deposits must be reasonable.
Return Period: 30-60 days after termination of tenancy (30 days if no deductions, 60 days if itemizing deductions). Must provide written itemization of damages.
Rent Increases
30 days notice required for month-to-month tenancies. Must follow lease terms for fixed-term leases.
Entry Notice
2 days notice required for entry, except in emergencies.
Key Statutes
- Kentucky Revised Statutes §383.580 - Security Deposits
- Kentucky Revised Statutes §383.595 - Landlord Obligations
- Kentucky Revised Statutes §383.615 - Right of Entry
- Kentucky Revised Statutes §383.660 - Eviction Process
Common Issues
- Not returning deposits within required timeframe
- Failure to provide itemized deductions
- Entering without 2-day notice
- Not maintaining habitability standards
- Improper eviction procedures
Documents for Kentucky
- Kentucky security deposit demand letter ($29, cites Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.580)
Does this statute apply to you? Kentucky's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act is local-option. Under KRS 383.500 it governs only where a city, county or urban-county government has adopted KRS 383.505 to 383.705 in their entirety -- Louisville/Jefferson County and Lexington-Fayette County among them, but not the state as a whole. Outside an adopting jurisdiction Kentucky has no security deposit statute, and the lease and common law govern instead.