Kentucky Landlord Repair Duties & Habitability Rights (2026)

What a landlord must fix, and your options when they do not

At a glance

• Core duty: Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.595 — 房东义务：遵守影响健康安全的建筑/住房法规、保持 fit and habitable、common area 清洁安全、维护电气/管道/卫生/供暖/通风/空调等设施、供水+热水+供暖（10/1-5/1 供暖季）。
• Notice before acting: 383.625：影响健康安全的违约，租客书面通知后房东须在 14 天内修复；未修复租约在通知后不少于 30 天终止；租客可追偿损害、请求强制履行、追偿预付租金。
• Governing authority: Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.595

Who this covers — and who it does not

This page covers the landlord's duty to maintain a habitable home in Kentucky, and what you can do when repairs go unmade.

It does not cover commercial leases, or conditions you caused yourself (which are treated differently).

The landlord's duty

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.595 — 房东义务：遵守影响健康安全的建筑/住房法规、保持 fit and habitable、common area 清洁安全、维护电气/管道/卫生/供暖/通风/空调等设施、供水+热水+供暖（10/1-5/1 供暖季）。

URLTA 仅适用采纳区。单户住宅可书面约定租客承担部分维修（须善意、非规避义务，383.595(3)）；多户住宅约定须单独书面+对价+不规避健康安全义务（383.595(4)）。

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.595 ↗

What the duty covers in practice

Notice and time to cure

383.625：影响健康安全的违约，租客书面通知后房东须在 14 天内修复；未修复租约在通知后不少于 30 天终止；租客可追偿损害、请求强制履行、追偿预付租金。

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.625 ↗

Your remedies when repairs go unmade

Landlord entry rules

房东进入须至少 2 天通知（383.615(3)），仅合理时间；紧急或 impracticable 豁免。进入目的：检查、维修、装修、展房给买家/抵押人/租客/工人等。

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.615 ↗

When the duty does not apply

缺陷系租客或经其同意的他人造成的，房东无义务（383.595 隐含；另有 383.665 租客违约维修责任）。

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.665 ↗

Sources and how to verify them

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. § 383.595	2026-10-16	official text ↗
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.595(1)(a)-(b)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.595(1)(c)-(d)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.595(1)(e)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.625	2026-10-16	official text ↗
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.635	2026-10-16	official text ↗
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.640	2026-10-16	official text ↗
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.615	2026-10-16	official text ↗
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.665	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.

When you need a lawyer instead of a tool

A self-help guide is the right starting point for understanding your position. Get legal help if:

• You have received an eviction notice — the timeline is now court-driven
• The dispute involves discrimination, unsafe conditions or retaliation
• Your landlord has filed anything in court already
• You are unsure whether a local ordinance changes the state rule

Local legal aid organisations and tenant unions offer free help for qualifying cases. They are independent of this site — we list them because they are the right place to go, not because they link here.

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