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Renting and the landlord, and when the police may come inside.
19 sections
- Where the Tenant Law AppliesKRS 383.500 — the landlord tenant act applies where a city or county has adopted it whole
- Getting the Deposit BackKRS 383.580 — a separate account, a damage list signed at move in and move out
- When the Landlord Can Come InKRS 383.615 — two days' notice and reasonable times, except in an emergency
- When the Landlord Will Not Fix ItKRS 383.625 — written notice, 14 days to fix, and the lease ends on a date 30 days out
- Repairing and DeductingKRS 383.635 — a small repair done by the tenant after 14 days, and its cost taken off the rent
- Locked Out by the LandlordKRS 383.655 — back in or out of the lease, with up to three months' rent and attorney fees
- When the Landlord Ends the LeaseKRS 383.660 — seven days to pay after a written notice, or 14 days for another breach
- Notice to End a TenancyKRS 383.695 — seven days for week to week, 30 days before the rental date for month to month
- Retaliation by a LandlordKRS 383.705 — no rent increase, cut in services or eviction for a complaint, presumed within one year
- Being EvictedKRS 383.210 — a forcible detainer case in District Court, with at least three days' notice of the hearing
- Leaving for SafetyKRS 383.300 — a protected tenant may change the locks, and end the lease on 30 days' notice
- Calling for Help from HomeKRS 383.302 — no lease clause can penalize a tenant for calling police or emergency help
- Rules in the BuildingKRS 383.610 — a landlord's rule binds only if it is fair, explicit, and known when the lease begins
- Housing DiscriminationKRS 344.360 — no refusing to rent or sell because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability or national origin
- What a Tenant Has to DoKRS 383.605 — keep the unit clean and safe, use it reasonably, and do not disturb the neighbors
- Rent and the LeaseKRS 383.570 — a lease cannot waive the tenant's rights or make the tenant pay the landlord's lawyer
- No Heat or WaterKRS 383.640 — when a landlord willfully cuts heat, water or power, the tenant has three remedies after written notice
- Raising Repairs in an EvictionKRS 383.645 — a tenant sued for unpaid rent may counterclaim for the landlord's breach
- Moving Out EarlyKRS 383.670 — after abandonment, the landlord makes reasonable efforts to rent the unit again
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