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What a Tenant Has to Do

KRS 383.605 — keep the unit clean and safe, use it reasonably, and do not disturb the neighbors

  • The tenant complies with the building and housing code duties that fall on tenants and materially affect health and safety.
  • The tenant keeps the part of the premises they use as clean and safe as its condition permits, and plumbing fixtures as clean as their condition permits.
  • Ashes, garbage, rubbish and other waste go out of the unit in a clean and safe manner.
  • Electrical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning and other facilities and appliances are used reasonably.
  • The tenant does not deliberately or negligently damage or remove any part of the premises, or knowingly let anyone else do so.
  • The tenant and guests conduct themselves so as not to disturb the neighbors' peaceful enjoyment.
  • KRS 383.605
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This section is part of the landlord tenant act, which applies where the city or county has adopted it.

  • KRS 383.500
Sources for this section (2)
  1. KRS 383.605 — Tenant's maintenance obligations
  2. 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.

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