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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 411.520 (2026)

Applicability of KRS 411.500 to 411.570 -- Character of private nuisance

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(1) Any and all proceedings in the nature of actions for private nuisance as heretofore arising at common law shall be governed by KRS 411.500 to 411.570.

(2) A private nuisance shall be either a permanent nuisance or a temporary nuisance, but shall not be both. Effective: May 24, 1991 History: Created 1991 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 3, effective May 24, 1991.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2003–2020 · leading case: Rockwell Int'l Corp. v. Wilhite, 143 S.W.3d 604 (Ky. Ct. App. 2003).
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Rockwell Int'l Corp. v. Wilhite, 143 S.W.3d 604 (Ky. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “KRS 411.520(1) provides that nuisance actions arising at common law are governed statutorily by KRS 411.”
Merrick v. Diageo Americas Supply, Inc., 5 F. Supp. 3d 865 (W.D. Ky. 2014). · cites it 4× “A temporary nuisance arises when “a defendant’s use of property causes unreasonable and substantial annoyance to the occupants of the claimant’s property or unreasonably interferes with the use and enjoyment of such property, and thereby causes the value of use or the rental…”
Steve Hubbard v. Prestress Servs. Indus., LLC, No. 2019 CA 000506 (Ky. Ct. App. Oct. 29, 2020). “KRS 411.520(2). The 5 Specific factors to consider in determining if the defendant’s property use constitutes a nuisance are listed in KRS 411.”
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 411.520(1): 1 case
Rockwell Int'l Corp. v. Wilhite, 143 S.W.3d 604 (Ky. Ct. App. 2003). “KRS 411.520(1) provides that nuisance actions arising at common law are governed statutorily by KRS 411.”
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 411.520(2): 3 cases
Merrick v. Diageo Americas Supply, Inc., 5 F. Supp. 3d 865 (W.D. Ky. 2014). “A temporary nuisance arises when “a defendant’s use of property causes unreasonable and substantial annoyance to the occupants of the claimant’s property or unreasonably interferes with the use and enjoyment of such property, and thereby causes the value of use or the rental…”
Rockwell Int'l Corp. v. Wilhite, 143 S.W.3d 604 (Ky. Ct. App. 2003). “KRS 411.520(1) provides that nuisance actions arising at common law are governed statutorily by KRS 411.”
Steve Hubbard v. Prestress Servs. Indus., LLC, No. 2019 CA 000506 (Ky. Ct. App. Oct. 29, 2020). “KRS 411.520(2). The 5 Specific factors to consider in determining if the defendant’s property use constitutes a nuisance are listed in KRS 411.”
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