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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 411.530 (2026)

Permanent nuisance

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(1) A permanent nuisance shall be any private nuisance that:

(a) Cannot be corrected or abated at reasonable expense to the owner; and

(b) Is relatively enduring and not likely to be abated voluntarily or by court order.

(2) A permanent nuisance shall exist if and only if 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 fair market value of the claimant's property to be materially reduced. Effective: May 24, 1991 History: Created 1991 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 4, effective May 24, 1991.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2025 · 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 4× “KRS 411.530(1)(a) and (b). 99 . KRS 411.530(2).”
Powell v. Tosh, 929 F. Supp. 2d 691 (W.D. Ky. 2013). · cites it 4× “2003) (citing Ky.Rev.Stat. § 411.530(1)). A permanent nuisance exists where “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…”
Dickens v. Oxy Vinyls, LP, 631 F. Supp. 2d 859 (W.D. Ky. 2009). · cites it 2× “” KRS §§ 411.530(2), 411.540(2). Diminution in value of the property is the only proper measure of damages.”
Barnette v. Grizzly Processing, LLC, 809 F. Supp. 2d 636 (E.D. Ky. 2011). · cites it 2× “See Ky.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 411.530(l)(a) (“A permanent nuisance shall be any private nuisance that: (a) Cannot be corrected or abated at reasonable expense to the owner; and (b) Is relatively enduring and not likely to be abated voluntarily or by court order.”
Merrick v. Diageo Americas Supply, Inc., 5 F. Supp. 3d 865 (W.D. Ky. 2014). “A permanent nuisance is similarly defined as arising 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 fair…”
Smith v. Carbide & Chemicals Corp., 298 F. Supp. 2d 561 (W.D. Ky. 2004). “530(2) “[a] permanent nuisance shall exist if and only if 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 fair…”
Vance v. Xxxl Dev., LLC, 206 P.3d 679 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “Ky.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 411.530(2). A temporary nuisance shall exist if and only if 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…”
Vance v. XXXL Dev., LLC, 150 Wash. App. 39 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 411.530 (2). A temporary nuisance shall exist if and only if 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…”
Reg'l Airport Auth. of Louisville & Jefferson Cty. v. Lfg, LLC, 255 F. Supp. 2d 688 (W.D. Ky. 2003). · cites it 6× “1 In Count IV, RAA contends that “disposal, dumping, abandonment, and discarding of hazardous substances, including asbestos, in and on the Site” unreasonably interfered with its use and enjoyment of the Site which allegedly constituted private nuisance as codified in KRS §§…”
Steve Hubbard v. Prestress Servs. Indus., LLC (Ky. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “” KRS 411.530(1)(b). Kentucky precedent indicates that the five-year statute of limitations in KRS 413.”
Webb v. CSX Transp., Inc. (E.D. Ky. 2025). · cites it 2× “” KRS §§ 411.530(2), 411.540(2). Diminution in value of the property is the only proper measure of private nuisance damages.”
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 411.530(1): 1 case
Powell v. Tosh, 929 F. Supp. 2d 691 (W.D. Ky. 2013). “2003) (citing Ky.Rev.Stat. § 411.530(1)). A permanent nuisance exists where “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…”
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 411.530(1)(a): 1 case
Rockwell Int'l Corp. v. Wilhite, 143 S.W.3d 604 (Ky. Ct. App. 2003). “KRS 411.530(1)(a) and (b). 99 . KRS 411.530(2).”
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 411.530(1)(b): 2 cases
Rockwell Int'l Corp. v. Wilhite, 143 S.W.3d 604 (Ky. Ct. App. 2003). “KRS 411.530(1)(a) and (b). 99 . KRS 411.530(2).”
Steve Hubbard v. Prestress Servs. Indus., LLC (Ky. Ct. App. 2020). “” KRS 411.530(1)(b). Kentucky precedent indicates that the five-year statute of limitations in KRS 413.”
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 411.530(2): 8 cases
Rockwell Int'l Corp. v. Wilhite, 143 S.W.3d 604 (Ky. Ct. App. 2003). “KRS 411.530(1)(a) and (b). 99 . KRS 411.530(2).”
Dickens v. Oxy Vinyls, LP, 631 F. Supp. 2d 859 (W.D. Ky. 2009). “” KRS §§ 411.530(2), 411.540(2). Diminution in value of the property is the only proper measure of damages.”
Powell v. Tosh, 929 F. Supp. 2d 691 (W.D. Ky. 2013). “2003) (citing Ky.Rev.Stat. § 411.530(1)). A permanent nuisance exists where “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…”
Merrick v. Diageo Americas Supply, Inc., 5 F. Supp. 3d 865 (W.D. Ky. 2014). “A permanent nuisance is similarly defined as arising 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 fair…”
Smith v. Carbide & Chemicals Corp., 298 F. Supp. 2d 561 (W.D. Ky. 2004). “530(2) “[a] permanent nuisance shall exist if and only if 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 fair…”
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 411.530(l)(a): 2 cases
Rockwell Int'l Corp. v. Wilhite, 143 S.W.3d 604 (Ky. Ct. App. 2003). “KRS 411.530(1)(a) and (b). 99 . KRS 411.530(2).”
Barnette v. Grizzly Processing, LLC, 809 F. Supp. 2d 636 (E.D. Ky. 2011). “See Ky.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 411.530(l)(a) (“A permanent nuisance shall be any private nuisance that: (a) Cannot be corrected or abated at reasonable expense to the owner; and (b) Is relatively enduring and not likely to be abated voluntarily or by court order.”
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