Kentucky Eviction Notice

Types of Kentucky Eviction Notice Forms

Kentucky recognizes several types of eviction notices, each serving specific grounds for eviction:

1. Kentucky 7 Day Notice To Quit

   • Grounds: Nonpayment of rent.
   • Details: This notice can be issued the day after rent is due, with no grace period. The tenant must pay all past due rent or vacate within seven (7) calendar days.

2. Kentucky 14 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate

   • Grounds: Curable lease violations.
   • Details: This notice allows tenants to correct violations such as health and safety issues or interference with neighbors. The tenant must take corrective action or vacate within fourteen (14) calendar days.

3. Kentucky 14 Day Notice To Vacate

   • Grounds: Illegal activity or repeat lease violations.
   • Details: This notice does not provide an opportunity for corrective action. The tenant must vacate within fourteen (14) calendar days.

4. Kentucky 30 Day Notice To Vacate

   • Grounds: Termination of month-to-month lease or tenancy at will.
   • Details: This notice requires tenants to vacate within thirty (30) calendar days.

Legal Grounds for Eviction

In Kentucky, valid grounds for eviction include:

• Nonpayment of Rent: Requires a 7-day notice.
• Lease Violations: Requires a 14-day notice to comply or vacate.
• Ending a Month-to-Month Tenancy: Requires a 30-day notice.

Eviction Process

The eviction process in Kentucky involves several steps:

1. Serve an Eviction Notice: The landlord must provide the tenant with the appropriate eviction notice, detailing the reason for eviction and the timeframe for compliance.

2. File and Serve a Complaint: If the tenant does not comply with the eviction notice, the landlord can file a Forcible Detainer complaint in local court.

3. Court Hearing: Both the landlord and tenant can present their case in court. The judge will determine whether the eviction can proceed.

4. Tenant’s Action: If the judge rules in favor of the landlord, the tenant has seven days to vacate. If they do not leave, the landlord can file a Warrant of Possession.

5. Execute the Warrant of Possession: If the tenant remains after the allotted time, the landlord can have the sheriff execute the eviction.

How to Write an Eviction Notice

When drafting an eviction notice, landlords should include the following:

• Full names of the tenant(s) and their address.
• Basis for eviction and corrective action required, if applicable.
• Termination date of the lease or tenancy.
• Address of the rental premises.
• Updated contact information for the landlord.
• Signature of the landlord.
• Certificate of service indicating the delivery date and method.

Serving an Eviction Notice

In Kentucky, eviction notices can be served through:

• Hand delivery to the tenant.
• Registered or certified mail to the tenant’s address.

When delivering by mail, landlords must add three (3) calendar days to the notice period.

Kentucky Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

The Kentucky Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies in specific counties and cities, including:

• Counties: Pulaski, Oldham, Louisville-Jefferson, Lexington-Fayette.
• Cities: Barbourville, Bellevue, Bromley, Covington, Dayton, Florence, Georgetown, Ludlow, Melbourne, Newport, Silver Grove, Southgate, Shelbyville, Taylor Mill, Woodlawn.

If the rental property is not located in these areas, the Act does not apply.

Statutes

• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.130 – Tenancy under contract to labor forfeited by breach
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.535 – Exclusions from Application
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.560 – Notice
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.565(2) – Terms and conditions of rental agreement
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.565(3) – Terms and conditions of rental agreement
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.580(1) – Security deposits
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.580(2) – Security deposits
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.580(3) – Security deposits
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.580(4) – Security deposits
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.580(6) – Security deposits
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.580(7) – Security deposits
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.585(1) – Disclosure
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.595 – Landlord maintenance obligations and agreements
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.605 – Tenant’s maintenance obligations
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.610 – Rules and Regulations
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.615 – Access
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.635 – Remedies for noncompliance that affects health and safety
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.640 – Wrongful failure to supply essential services
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.645 – Landlord’s noncompliance as defense to action for possession or rent
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.660(1) – Tenant’s noncompliance with rental agreement – Failure to pay rent
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.660(2) – Tenant’s noncompliance with rental agreement – Failure to pay rent
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.695(1) – Periodic tenancy – Holdover remedies
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.695(2) – Periodic tenancy – Holdover remedies
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.670(2) – Remedies for absence, nonuse and abandonment
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.655 – Tenant’s remedies for unlawful ouster, exclusion or diminution of service
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.705 – Retaliation conduct
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 413.010 – Action for recovery of real property – Fifteen year limitation
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 413.080 – Action upon equity of redemption in personal property
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 514.040 – Theft by deception
• Ky. Rev. Stat. § 24A.230 – Jurisdiction – Authority