Just cause eviction rules in Jefferson County, KY — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Louisville Metro has no just-cause eviction ordinance. Evictions follow Kentucky URLTA (KRS 383.500–715) as adopted locally: 7-day cure for nonpayment, 14-day cure for lease violations, and 30-day no-cause notice for month-to-month tenancies.
Jefferson County has not adopted a just-cause eviction law. Louisville Metro opted into Kentucky's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA), so eviction procedures follow KRS 383.660 and 383.695. Under KRS 383.660(2), nonpayment of rent requires a 7-day written notice to pay or vacate. Material lease violations require a 14-day notice with 15 days to cure (KRS 383.660(1)). Month-to-month tenancies can be terminated by either party with 30 days' written notice for any lawful reason (KRS 383.695(2)). Fixed-term leases expire on their date without notice unless otherwise agreed. Forcible detainer actions are filed in Jefferson District Court; after judgment, tenants have 7 days to vacate before a set-out by the sheriff. Retaliatory eviction within 6 months of a tenant's code complaint is barred under KRS 383.705. Self-help lockouts, utility shutoffs, and forcible removal are illegal under KRS 383.615, with treble-damages remedy for the tenant.
Self-help eviction (lock-change, utility shutoff): tenant may recover actual damages plus 3 months' rent and attorney fees under KRS 383.655. Retaliatory eviction: KRS 383.705 allows tenant 3 months' rent plus damages. Defective notice: dismissal of forcible detainer action and restart of 7/14/30 day clock.
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