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When the Landlord Can Come In

KRS 383.615 — two days' notice and reasonable times, except in an emergency

  • A tenant does not unreasonably refuse consent for the landlord to inspect, make repairs, supply services, or show the unit.
  • Except in an emergency or where it is impracticable, the landlord gives at least two days' notice and enters only at reasonable times.
  • The landlord may enter without consent in an emergency, and does not abuse access or use it to harass.
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For an unlawful entry, a lawful entry made unreasonably, or repeated demands for entry that unreasonably harass, the tenant may get an injunction or end the rental agreement, and recover actual damages and reasonable attorney's fees. A tenant who refuses lawful access faces the same remedies from the landlord.

  • KRS 383.700

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 (3)
  1. KRS 383.615 — Access
  2. KRS 383.700 — Remedies for abuse of access
  3. 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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