Kentucky Tenant Harassment Laws
In URLTA counties, Kentucky prohibits landlord retaliation against tenants who report code violations or exercise their rights.
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Key Rules
- Anti Harassment
- Anti-retaliation protection in URLTA counties; limited protections elsewhere
- Penalties
- Tenant may recover actual damages and attorney fees for retaliatory conduct
- Retaliation Prohibited
- Yes (URLTA counties) — retaliation within 6 months of protected activity presumed retaliatory
Applicable Statutes
Retaliatory conduct prohibited (URLTA counties): landlord may not retaliate against a tenant who reports housing conditions to government authorities or exercises statutory rights.
Legal Aid Resources
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky (AppalReD)
Eastern and rural Kentucky
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