How to become a landlord in Kentucky

In a URLTA locality, disclose in writing, at or before the start of the tenancy, the name and address of the person authorized to manage the home and of an owner or the owner's agent for service of process and notices; tell the tenant where the deposit account is and its account number; and give the move-in damage listing before any deposit is paid. Federal disclosures, such as lead-based paint for older homes, were not read for this page (KRS 383.585; KRS 383.580(1), (2)).

• The manager and owner disclosure is covered under owner and manager disclosure (KRS 383.585).See Owner and manager disclosure on the Kentucky page
• The damage listing is covered under move-in damage listing (KRS 383.580(2)).See Move-in damage listing on the Kentucky page
• If contaminated property has a methamphetamine contamination notice posted under KRS 224.1-410(9), an owner who leases or rents it must disclose in writing to a potential tenant that it is contaminated and has not been decontaminated as required. This disclosure is not required once the property has been decontaminated and the cabinet has released it from further action. Disclosure alone does not establish that the home is safe to occupy; confirm the cleanup, release and applicable regulatory requirements with the responsible authority (KRS 224.1-410(9), (10)).

In a URLTA locality, disclose to the tenant in writing, at or before the start of the tenancy, the name and address of the person authorized to manage the home, and of an owner or a person authorized to act for the owner for service of process and for receiving and receipting for notices and demands (KRS 383.585).

• The information must be kept current, and the duty extends to and is enforceable against any successor landlord, owner or manager (KRS 383.585).
• A person who fails to make the disclosure becomes an agent of each landlord for service of process and notices, and for performing the landlord's duties and spending or making available for that purpose all rent collected from the home (KRS 383.585).

This page states no Kentucky flood disclosure rule: the review it relies on recorded none, and no applicable provision beyond KRS chapter 383 was reviewed.

No section of KRS chapter 383 requires smoke alarms. Kentucky's fire and building codes were not read for this page (KRS chapter 383).

A protected tenant under a qualifying protective order may, after telling you, rekey a lock in good working condition or replace the whole locking mechanism with one of equal or better quality, at the tenant's expense, and must give you a key on request. You may refuse to give a key to the person the order restrains, even if that person is on the lease. The review this page relies on recorded no other Kentucky lock or security device rule (KRS 383.300(4)).

• For this right, a protected tenant also includes one protected by a valid emergency protective order, temporary interpersonal protective order or pretrial release no contact order (KRS 383.300).See Protective orders and emergency calls on the Kentucky page

No section of KRS chapter 383, Kentucky's landlord and tenant chapter, caps the amount of a security deposit. No broader deposit-limit review is recorded for this page (KRS chapter 383; KRS 383.580).

• In a URLTA locality, a deposit brings account and damage-listing duties, and missing them can cost you the right to keep any of it (KRS 383.580(1) to (4)).See Returning the deposit on the Kentucky page

In a URLTA locality, deposit the security deposit in an account used only for that purpose, in a bank or other lending institution subject to regulation by Kentucky or by an agency of the United States government, and tell the tenant where the account is and its account number. This page states no interest rule: the review of chapter 383 it relies on recorded none, and no other chapter was read (KRS 383.580(1)).

• A deposit not held in the separate account can cost you the right to keep any of it (KRS 383.580(4)).See Returning the deposit on the Kentucky page

In a URLTA locality, before the tenant pays anything treated as a security deposit, give the tenant a comprehensive listing of any existing damage you would charge against the deposit, with the estimated dollar cost of repairing it. The tenant may inspect the home before moving in to check it. You both sign it, or, if the tenant refuses to sign, the tenant states in writing the specific items they dissent from and signs that statement (KRS 383.580(2)).

• The signatures are conclusive evidence that the listing is accurate, but not as to latent defects (KRS 383.580(2)).
• Skipping the listings (and the separate account) can cost you the right to keep any of the deposit (KRS 383.580(4)).See Returning the deposit on the Kentucky page

This page states no Kentucky rule on application or screening fees: the review it relies on recorded none, and no applicable provision beyond KRS chapter 383 was reviewed.