Kentucky Revised Statutes
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 411.540 (2026)
Temporary nuisance
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(1) Any private nuisance that is not a permanent nuisance shall be a temporary nuisance.
(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 thereby causes the value of use or the rental value of the claimant's property to be reduced. Effective: May 24, 1991 History: Created 1991 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 5, effective May 24, 1991.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 2003–2020 · leading case: Rockwell Int'l Corp. v. Wilhite, 143 S.W.3d 604 (Ky. Ct. App. 2003).
Rockwell Int'l Corp. v. Wilhite, 143 S.W.3d 604 (Ky. Ct. App. 2003). “KRS 411.540(1). 102 . KRS 411.550(2). 103 .”
Merrick v. Diageo Americas Supply, Inc., 5 F. Supp. 3d 865 (W.D. Ky. 2014). “” KRS § 411.540(2). 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…”
Vance v. Xxxl Dev., LLC, 206 P.3d 679 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “Ky.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 411.540(2). [4] The Connecticut statute stated: "An action may be maintained by the proprietor of any land against the owner or lessee of land adjacent, who maliciously erects any structure thereon, with intent to annoy or injure the plaintiff in his use or…”
Vance v. XXXL Dev., LLC, 150 Wash. App. 39 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 411.540 (2). The Connecticut statute stated, “An action may be maintained by the proprietor of any land against the owner or lessee of land adjacent, who maliciously erects any structure thereon, with intent to annoy or injure the plaintiff in his use or…”
Steve Hubbard v. Prestress Servs. Indus., LLC (Ky. Ct. App. 2020). “530(2); KRS 411.540(2).5 A private nuisance can be temporary or permanent but not both.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 411.540(1) — 1 case
Rockwell Int'l Corp. v. Wilhite, 143 S.W.3d 604 (Ky. Ct. App. 2003). “KRS 411.540(1). 102 . KRS 411.550(2). 103 .”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 411.540(2) — 3 cases
Merrick v. Diageo Americas Supply, Inc., 5 F. Supp. 3d 865 (W.D. Ky. 2014). “” KRS § 411.540(2). 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…”
Vance v. Xxxl Dev., LLC, 206 P.3d 679 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “Ky.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 411.540(2). [4] The Connecticut statute stated: "An action may be maintained by the proprietor of any land against the owner or lessee of land adjacent, who maliciously erects any structure thereon, with intent to annoy or injure the plaintiff in his use or…”
Steve Hubbard v. Prestress Servs. Indus., LLC (Ky. Ct. App. 2020). “530(2); KRS 411.540(2).5 A private nuisance can be temporary or permanent but not both.”
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