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Does Kentucky URLTA Apply to My Rental?

Kentucky does not make KRS 383.505 through 383.705 automatically applicable to every residential rental in the Commonwealth. KRS 383.500 authorizes a city, county or urban-county government to adopt the URLTA provisions in their entirety and without amendment.

Last reviewed: August 30, 20261 official source cited
Statewide automatic URLTA?No

Local adoption must be checked.

If adoptedEntire act

KRS 383.505–383.705 without amendment.

Coverage check before using a Kentucky URLTA rule

  • Identify the rental property city and county.
  • Check the applicable local ordinance/code for URLTA adoption.
  • Confirm whether the property is inside a city that adopted URLTA or in an area covered by county/urban-county adoption.
  • Only then apply KRS 383.580 as the governing deposit framework.
Kentucky URLTA is locally adopted. Confirm the ordinance covering the rental property before applying KRS 383.580. Educational information only.

Official sources

Kentucky General AssemblyKRS 383.500 — Local adoption of URLTA ↗

Current Kentucky statute authorizing cities, counties and urban-county governments to adopt KRS 383.505 through 383.705 in their entirety and without amendment.

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