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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 376.040 (2026)

Forfeiture or surrender of lease -- Removal of improvements

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If labor is performed or materials furnished by contract with the lessee of real property for a term of years, and if before the expiration of the term by lapse of time the lessee's interest therein shall, from any cause, be forfeited or surrendered to the lessor, and if the lessor refuses to pay for the labor or materials furnished, the person furnishing the labor or materials may remove the same from the premises, if this can be done without material injury to any previous improvement on the premises. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2466.

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Cited in 1 case, 1986–1986 · leading case: Johnson v. Commonwealth, 709 S.W.2d 838 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986).
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Johnson v. Commonwealth, 709 S.W.2d 838 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986). “Johnson further argues that since KRS 376.040 gave him a lien upon the proceeds of the check for his fee, and since his name appeared on the check with Robinson’s name, he was entitled to a portion of the total sum.”
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