Locked Out by the Landlord
KRS 383.655 — back in or out of the lease, with up to three months' rent and attorney fees
If a landlord unlawfully removes or excludes a tenant, or willfully interrupts heat, running water, hot water, electricity, gas or another essential service, the tenant may recover possession or end the agreement, and in either case recover not more than three months' periodic rent and a reasonable attorney's fee. If the agreement ends, the landlord returns all prepaid rent.
This section is part of the landlord tenant act, which applies where the city or county has adopted it.
Sources for this section (2)
- KRS 383.655 — Tenant's remedies for unlawful ouster, exclusion or diminution of service
- KRS 383.500 — Local governments authorized to adopt provisions of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act in their entirety and without amendment
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Kentucky attorney.