Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 426.240 (2026)

Redemption right may be sold -- Rights of defendant and purchaser

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The right of redemption may be sold under execution. The land shall still be subject to redemption by the defendant, from both purchasers, for six (6) months from the first sale. The purchaser of the right of redemption may, before the end of six (6) months from the first sale, pay the prior purchaser his money and interest as provided in KRS 426.220, and be entitled to the land, subject to the rights of possession and redemption held by the defendant in the execution. Effective: June 25, 2013 History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 103, sec. 3, effective June 25, 2013. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1686.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1987–1987 · leading case: United States v. Wood, 658 F. Supp. 1561 (W.D. Ky. 1987).
United States v. Wood, 658 F. Supp. 1561 (W.D. Ky. 1987). · cites it 2× “§ 1686 (current version at Ky.Rev.Stat. § 426.240) and Ky.Stat. § 2365 (current version at Ky.”
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