Campbell County, KY Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)
Key Facts
- Maintenance code adopted
- International Property Maintenance Code, 2012 Ed.
- Violation penalty
- Class B misdemeanor, up to 90 days/$250
- Grass/weed height limit
- 12 inches (IPMC § 302.4 as amended)
- Seasonal maintenance window
- April 15 to October 15
- Landlord-tenant law adopted
- URLTA, KRS 383.505-383.715 (Ord. O-10-19)
- Enforcing office
- Campbell County Planning and Zoning Office
Summary
Campbell County requires every dwelling, including rental housing, to meet the International Property Maintenance Code, 2012 Edition, so units stay safe, sanitary and fit for occupancy. The county also formally adopted Kentucky's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, layering state landlord-tenant duties on top of the local maintenance code.
A certain document... being marked and designated as the International Property Maintenance Code, 2012 Edition, and subsequent updates, as published by the International Code Council Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Codes of the County of Campbell, Commonwealth of Kentucky, for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings and structures, by providing the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary and fit for occupation and use, and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use, and the demolition of such existing structures as herein provided, providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor, and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Property Maintenance Code are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this legislation, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 155.02.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-50: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. O-09-2026, passed 8-5-26; and Res. R-42-26, passed 7-15-26; and State legislation current through KRS Pamphlet 2025).
Full Breakdown
01, the Fiscal Court adopted the International Property Maintenance Code, 2012 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, as the county's Property Maintenance Code. The stated purpose is "regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings and structures," setting standards for utilities, facilities and physical conditions needed to keep structures "safe, sanitary and fit for occupation and use," and providing for condemnation of structures unfit for human occupancy. 4 set an April 15 to October 15 window for related maintenance obligations tied to those sections.
01 (Ord. 500, making URLTA's landlord obligations, including maintaining leased premises in a fit and habitable condition, applicable to properties within the county. Copies of both the adopted Property Maintenance Code and the URLTA statutes are kept on permanent file at the County Clerk's offices in Alexandria and Newport, the Planning and Zoning Office, and the Judge Executive's Office. Tenants or code officers documenting disrepair, pest, or utility problems in rental units can point to this dual framework: the physical maintenance standard in Chapter 155 and the landlord-duty statute adopted in Chapter 156.
Violations & Fines
Campbell County Code § 155.02(C) rewrote the IPMC's penalty section (§ 112.4) so that a property maintenance violation is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail for not more than 90 days, a fine of not more than $250, or both. Enforcement runs through the Campbell County Planning and Zoning Office in Newport.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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