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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.505 (2026)

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(1) KRS 383.505 to 383.715 shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies. (2) Underlying purposes and policies of KRS 383.505 to 383.715 are: (a) To encourage landlords and tenants to maintain and improve the quality of housing; and (b) To make uniform the law with respect to the subject of KRS 383.505 to 383.715 among those states which enact it. Effective: July 13, 1984 History: Repealed and reenacted 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 176, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 378, sec. 2.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1983–2017 · leading case: Miles v. Shauntee, 664 S.W.2d 512 (Ky. 1983).
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Miles v. Shauntee, 664 S.W.2d 512 (Ky. 1983). · cites it 2× “KRS 383.505(2)(a) and (b). Section 383.530 “Territorial Application” provides that the URLTA shall apply to, *516 regulate, and determine rights, obligations and remedies under a rental agreement, wherever made, for a dwelling unit located within this state.”
Joiner v. Tran & P Props., LLC, 526 S.W.3d 94 (Ky. Ct. App. 2017). “"(1) Except as provided in KRS 383.505 to 383,715, if there is a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or a noncompliance with KRS 383,595 materially affecting health and safety, the tenant .”
Caudill v. Acton, 175 S.W.3d 617 (Ky. Ct. App. 2004). “As noted by the circuit court, Jefferson County adopted the URLTA, KRS 383.505 to 383.715, in 1984 as JCO §§ 151.”
O'Rourke v. Lexington Real Est. Co., 365 S.W.3d 584 (Ky. Ct. App. 2011). “That statute states that: A rental agreement may not provide that the tenant: (a) Agrees to waive of forego rights or remedies under KRS 383.505 to 383.715; (b) Authorizes any person to confess judgment on a claim arising out of the rental agreement; (c) Agrees to pay the…”
Thomas v. Cohen (6th Cir. 2006). “Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 383.505 . Thus, “tenant” should be interpreted broadly to expand KURLTA’s coverage, not to exclude living arrangements from KURLTA’s protections.”
Thomas v. Cohen (6th Cir. 2006). “Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 383.505 . Thus, “tenant” should be interpreted broadly to expand KURLTA’s coverage, not to exclude living arrangements from KURLTA’s protections.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.505(2)(a) — 1 case
Miles v. Shauntee, 664 S.W.2d 512 (Ky. 1983). “KRS 383.505(2)(a) and (b). Section 383.530 “Territorial Application” provides that the URLTA shall apply to, *516 regulate, and determine rights, obligations and remedies under a rental agreement, wherever made, for a dwelling unit located within this state.”
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