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Being Evicted

KRS 383.210 — a forcible detainer case in District Court, with at least three days' notice of the hearing

An eviction is a forcible detainer case: a tenant's refusal to give up possession after the term ends, or after a tenancy at will or by sufferance is ended.

  • KRS 383.200
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  • On the landlord's complaint to the District Court of the county where the property is, a warrant issues to the sheriff or a constable.
  • The tenant is given at least three days' notice of the time and place of the trial.
  • If neither side demands a jury, the court tries the case.
  • KRS 383.210
Sources for this section (2)
  1. KRS 383.200 — Definitions of forcible entry and detainer
  2. KRS 383.210 — Issual and form of warrant -- Jury not summoned unless demanded

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