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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.140 (2026)

Repealed, 1974

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Catchline at repeal: Termination of a tenancy at will or by sufferance. History: Repealed 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 378, sec. 45, effective August 1, 1974. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2326.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1950–1984 · leading case: Clay v. Terrill, 670 S.W.2d 492 (Ky. Ct. App. 1984).
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Clay v. Terrill, 670 S.W.2d 492 (Ky. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 6× “When this bill was introduced, § 45 stated that KRS 383.140 and KRS 383.150 were repealed.”
Warren v. Cary-Glendon Coal Co., 230 S.W.2d 638 (Ky. Ct. App. 1950). “The writing the parties signed was nothing more than a memorandum of an agreement which was later “to be written out in full.” As no time was specified for the duration of the contract, it must be considered to be a lease at will which appellants could terminate upon one month’s…”
Menifee Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Fiscal Court of Menifee Cnty., 329 S.W.2d 46 (Ky. Ct. App. 1959). “The Board was served with notice (KRS 383.140) dated July 5, 1957, that it must vacate the premises on or before August 15, 1957.”
Krisch v. Wolfson, 234 S.W.2d 966 (Ky. Ct. App. 1950). · cites it 2× “Tbe plaintiff has complied with tbe provisions of Kentucky Revised Statutes, Section 383.140, wbicb requires tbe giving of.”
Horstman v. Newman, 291 S.W.2d 567 (Ky. Ct. App. 1956). “Appellant vacated the premises owing one month’s rent of $125 and as he failed to give the thirty day written notice required by KRS 383.140 that he would terminate the lease, the landlord charged him another month’s rent.”
Goodwin v. Beutel, 256 S.W.2d 532 (Ky. Ct. App. 1953). “The circuit court was of opinion, as we deduce from the briefs, that the tenant had terminated the lease by failing to pay the rent and was not entitled to the month’s notice to vacate the premises prescribed by KRS 383.”
Ellis v. Ellis, 275 S.W.2d 909 (Ky. Ct. App. 1955). · cites it 2× “See, KRS 383.140 and 383.210. The appellant contends that the judgment is erroneous because he was entitled to the possession of the property under an oral agreement which he and appellee entered into in 1941.”
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