A Kentucky eviction notice form is a legal demand for a tenant to comply with the terms of the rental agreement or else move out of the premises. Kentucky landlords may deliver an eviction notice because of unpaid rent, lease violations, or illegal activity on the rental property.
| Notice Form | Grounds | Curable? |
| 7 Day Notice To Quit | Unpaid Rent | Yes |
| 14 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate | Lease Violation | Yes |
| 14 Day Notice To Vacate | Repeat Lease Violation |
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A Kentucky 7 day Notice To Quit evicts a tenant for nonpayment of rent. In Kentucky, a landlord can file this notice the day after rent is due, with no grace period for the tenant. The tenant must pay all past due rent or else move out within seven (7) calendar days of receiving notice.
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A Kentucky 14 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate demands correction of a lease violation that is “curable,” i.e., the tenant may get a chance to fix the situation rather than be evicted. A curable lease violation might include failure to maintain health and safety on the rental property, interfering with the quiet enjoyment of neighbors, or refusal to allow lawful entry by the landlord.
The tenant must take appropriate corrective action, or else move out within fourteen (14) calendar days of receiving notice.
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A Kentucky 14 Day Notice To Vacate evicts a tenant for committing an illegal activity on the premises or repeating a lease violation. The tenant is not given an opportunity for corrective action, and must move out within fourteen (14) calendar days of receiving notice.
In locations which have adopted the Kentucky Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, this notice evicts a tenant for a lease violation that has recurred within six (6) months after the tenant received a notice for noncompliance.
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A Kentucky 30 Day Notice To Vacate terminates a month-to-month lease or a tenancy at will, as well as a situation with no written lease where the tenant pays rent monthly. In locations that are not subject to the Kentucky Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, this notice may also terminate a tenancy on an expired lease. [1]
The non-terminating party must receive notice within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of termination.
To help ensure the legal compliance of an eviction notice:
It is easy to lose an otherwise justified legal action because of improper notice. Check carefully to ensure enough time after notice is delivered , not when it’s sent.
The “clock” for an eviction notice period starts “ticking” the day after the notice gets delivered (served). For example, to give at least 30 days of notice and begin court action as of June 30th, delivery of the eviction notice must be no later than May 31st.
In most jurisdictions, if the last day of a notice period is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the notice period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. This is called the “next judicial day;” in other words, the next day a courthouse is open. [2]
Kentucky law only specifies methods for serving notice in the state Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA). Where the URLTA does not apply, landlords may deliver a written eviction notice by any method that results in actual notice to the tenant. The notice delivery methods required by the URLTA will be legally sufficient anywhere in the state: [3]
When sending a notice by mail, add three (3) calendar days to the notice period to account for variability in post office delivery times. [4]
The following 4 counties and 15 cities have enacted Kentucky’s Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA): [1]
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Cities:
If the rental property is not located in any of the cities or counties on the above list, then the Kentucky Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act does not apply .
The Kentucky Landlord/Tenant Act (officially known as the Uniform Residential Landlord Tenant Act, or URLTA) – The Kentucky Landlord/Tenant Act only applies in: Pulaski County, Oldham County, Jefferson County, Fayette County, Barbourville, Bellevue, Bromley, Covington, Dayton, Florence, Georgetown, Ludlow, Melbourne, Newport, Silver Grove, Southgate, Shelbyville, Taylor Mill, and Woodlawn.
In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by these rules, by order of court, or by any applicable statute, the day of the act, event or default after which the designated period of time begins to run is not to be included. The last day of the period so computed is to be included, unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday. When the period of time prescribed or allowed is less than seven days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation.
(3) A person notifies or gives a notice or notification to another person by taking steps reasonably calculated to inform the other in ordinary course whether or not the other actually comes to know of it. A person receives a notice or notification when:
(a) It comes to his attention; or
(b) In the case of the landlord, it is delivered in writing at the place of business of the landlord through which the rental agreement was made or at any place held out by him as the place for receipt of the communications, or mailed by certified mail to him at his place of business or at any place held out by him as the place for receipt of any communication;
(c) In the case of the tenant, it is delivered in hand to the tenant or mailed by registered or certified mail to him at the place held out by him as the place for receipt of the communication, or in the absence of such designation, to his last known place of residence.
Whenever a party has the right or is required to do some act or take some proceedings within a prescribed period after the service of a notice or other paper upon him and the notice or paper is served upon him by mail or electronic service, 3 days shall be added to the prescribed period. This provision shall not apply to the service of summons by mail under Rule 4.01(1)(a).
