Ky. Rev. Stat. § 512.010

Current through Acts Received April 24, 2024

Section 512.010 - Definitions for chapter

The following definitions apply in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Lease or rental agreement" means all agreements, written or oral, embodying the terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit or premises;

(2) "Litter" means rubbish, refuse, waste material, offal, paper, glass, cans, bottles, trash, debris or any foreign substance of whatever kind or description and whether or not it is of value;

(3) "Noxious substance" means any substance capable of generating offensive, noxious or suffocating fumes, gases or vapors;

(4) "Property" includes livestock as defined in KRS 150.010 and poultry as defined in KRS 246.010;

(5) "Residential rental property" means any residential premises or property contained therein leased or otherwise rented to a tenant solely for residential purposes under a lease or rental agreement to which the tenant is a party; and

(6) "Tenant" means a person entitled under a lease or rental agreement to occupy a residential rental property to the exclusion of others.

KRS 512.010

Effective: June 29, 2021

Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2021; and ch. 164, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2021. -- Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 3, effective July 13, 2004. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 105, effective January 1, 1975

Amended by 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 50,§ 1, eff. 6/29/2021.

Amended by 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 164,§ 1, eff. 6/29/2021.

Effective:7/13/2004
Amended 2004, Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 3, effective7/13/2004. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 105, effective 1/1/1975.

Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2021). This statute was amended by 2021 Ky. Acts chs. 50 and 164, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified together.