Ky. Rev. Stat. § 367.620 (2026)

As used in KRS 367.620 to 367.628:

(1) "Contractor":

(a) Means a person in the business of contracting, or offering to contract, to provide goods or services relating to real estate; and

(b) Includes any person that directly or indirectly solicits or offers a real estate goods or services contract;

(2) "Goods or services relating to real estate":

(a) Means goods, services, or goods and services relating to real estate; and

(b) Includes any:

1. Repair, replacement, construction, reconstruction, or improvement of real estate; and

2. Tree or debris removal;

(3) "Insured" means a person that is entitled, or may be entitled, to receive benefits or payments under a property, casualty, or property and casualty insurance policy;

(4) "Person" has the same meaning as in KRS 367.110;

(5) "Real estate":

(a) Means any parcel of real estate located in this state that is used for any purpose; and

(b) Includes:

1. Residential real estate; and

2. Commercial real estate; and

(6) "Real estate goods or services contract" means a contract for the provision of goods or services relating to real estate, where the goods or services are expected to be paid from property, casualty, or property and casualty insurance proceeds. Effective: June 27, 2025 History: Amended 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 1, effective June 27, 2025. -- Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 97, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2012. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/27/2025). 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 10, provides that the amendments to this statute in that Act shall apply to contracts entered on or after June 27, 2025. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2012). Under the authority of KRS 7.136(1), the Reviser of Statutes has changed the order of the subsections in this statute from the way they appeared in 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 97, sec. 1, to place the terms in alphabetical order. The words in the text were not changed.