How eviction works step by step, and what defenses you have at each stage
This page covers the eviction process in Kentucky for a residential tenancy — the notices a landlord must serve, the timeline, and what you can do at each stage.
It does not cover commercial leases, or mobile home parks where a separate statute applies. Where a city has its own rules, those may differ from the state statute below.
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.660 — 欠租 7 天 pay-or-quit；违约 14 天通知 + 15 天 cure；6 个月内重复违约 14 天 quit。仅 URLTA 采纳区（Jefferson/Fayette/Oldham/Pulaski 等）适用。
肯塔基驱逐是司法驱逐（forcible detainer，KRS 383.200，全州适用，仅法院判决由法警执行）。URLTA 的驱逐通知期（383.660）仅适用于采纳区；非采纳区走 383.200-285 + 普通法，无成文通知天数。
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.660 ↗Applies when: 欠租
Counted from: 书面通知送达后
Service: 书面 7 天 pay-or-quit 通知。
· 383.660(2)：欠租 7 天内付清则租约继续；未付则房东可终止并起诉。
· 通知必须在租金实际逾期后才能发出，不能提前发。
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.660(2) ↗Applies when: 违约（非欠租）
Counted from: 书面通知送达后
Service: 书面 14 天通知（指定违约行为），租约在通知后不少于 14 天终止。
· 383.660(1)：14 天通知，但租客有 15 天纠正期（"not remedied in 15 days"）；纠正则租约不终止。
· 这是肯塔基特有的「14 天通知 + 15 天纠正」分档，勿简化为「14 天 cure」。
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.660(1) ↗Applies when: 6 个月内重复违约
Counted from: 书面通知送达后
Service: 书面 14 天 quit 通知（无 cure 机会）。
· 383.660(1)：6 个月内同一违约复发，14 天 quit，无纠正机会。
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.660(1) ↗肯塔基禁止自力救济：房东不得换锁、断水电或搬物；仅法院 forcible detainer 判决由法警执行。
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.655 ↗“「欠租了，我换锁赶你走。」”
肯塔基驱逐只能走 forcible detainer 法院程序，仅法警依判决执行。擅自换锁构成非法自力救济，可依 383.655 追偿。
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.655
“「你投诉了维修问题，我报复性驱逐你。」”
肯塔基 383.705 禁止因你向房东投诉违反 383.595（维修义务）、向政府机构投诉、或加入租客组织而报复。投诉后 1 年内房东的报复行为可推定成立。
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.705
非法自力救济（383.655）的租客可追偿实际损害与律师费，并请求恢复占有。
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.655 ↗Every figure on this page comes from the official text or a state court opinion, not from a summary. The table below lists each provision used and the date it was last checked.
| Statute | Last verified | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.660 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.660(2) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.660(1) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.200 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.655 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
Where the official text and a secondary summary disagree, this page follows the official text and says so. Where a provision admits of more than one reading, that is flagged rather than smoothed over.
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7 or 14 days depending on the grounds, counted from service of the notice. Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.660
肯塔基禁止自力救济：房东不得换锁、断水电或搬物；仅法院 forcible detainer 判决由法警执行。
The timeline starts only on valid service. 书面 7 天 pay-or-quit 通知。