Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 426.700 (2026)

Time, place and terms of sale -- Notice

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Every sale made under an order of court must be public, either for cash or upon reasonable credits to be fixed by the court; and shall be made after such notice of the time, place and terms of sale as the order may direct; and, unless the order direct otherwise, shall be made at the door of the courthouse of the county in which the property, or the greater part thereof, may be situated; and the notice of sale must state for what sum of money it is to be made. History: Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 1. -- Transferred 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1953, from C.C. sec. 696.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1959–2025 · leading case: Sizemore v. Bennett, 408 S.W.2d 449 (Ky. Ct. App. 1966).

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Sizemore v. Bennett, 408 S.W.2d 449 (Ky. Ct. App. 1966). “KRS 426.700, so far as it relates to the advertisement of property to be sold at a judicial sale, provides that every sale “ * * * shall be made after such notice of the time, place and terms of sale as the order may direct; * * See, however, KRS 426.”

Sedley v. Louisville Trust Co., 419 S.W.2d 531 (Ky. Ct. App. 1967). “Her grounds were that a cash sale of real property was contrary to KRS 426.700 and the Jefferson Circuit Court Rule 909; that the appraisal of $125,000 was unreasonable and arbitrary, and that the assessed value of the property was $158,600.”

Call v. Call, 367 S.W.2d 274 (Ky. Ct. App. 1963). “KRS 426.700, formerly § 696, Civil Code of Practice.”

Meredith L. Lawrence v. Bingham, Greenebaum, Doll, LLP, Renamed Dentons Bingham Greenebaum, LLP (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “Rather, KRS 426.700 – which is most relevant to Lawrence’s contention – merely requires the notice of sale to state “for what sum of money [the sale of the property] is to be made.”

Meredith L. Lawrence v. Bingham Greenebaum Doll, LLP (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “Rather, KRS 426.700 – which is most relevant to Lawrence’s contention – merely requires the notice of sale to state “for what sum of money [the sale of the property] is to be made.”

Miller v. Halsey, 327 S.W.2d 943 (Ky. Ct. App. 1959). “It is not clear whether discovery of the default was before or after the exceptions were filed.”

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