A Kentucky 10 Day Notice To Vacate is a letter that complies with state legal requirements to terminate a tenancy after the written lease expires, in Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act jurisdictions. The non-terminating party must receive notice at least ten (10) calendar days before the date of termination.
When To Use a Kentucky 10 Day Notice To Vacate
A Kentucky 10-Day Notice To Vacate terminates a tenancy after the written lease expires, in locations which fall under the Kentucky Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
Some types of Kentucky lease termination notice may allow different reasons for termination, or different notice periods. This may also apply to an eviction notice issued because of a lease or legal violation.
How To Write a Kentucky 10 Day Notice To Vacate
To help ensure the legal compliance of a Notice To Vacate:
- Use the full name of the receiving parties, and address of record, if known
- Specify the termination date of the lease or tenancy
- Fill in the full address of the rental premises
- Provide updated/current address and phone number information
- Print name and sign the notice
- Complete the certificate of service by indicating the date and method of notice delivery, along with printed name and signature
It is easy to lose an otherwise justified legal action because of improper notice. Check carefully to ensure enough time after notice is delivered, not when it’s sent.
How To Serve a Kentucky 10 Day Notice To Vacate
Kentucky landlords and tenants may deliver a Notice To Vacate using any of these methods:
- Hand delivery to the other party
- Hand delivery to a person of suitable age on the property who can accept the notice on behalf of the other party
- Delivery by registered or certified mail
To account for variable delivery times, mailed notice extends the notice period by three (3) calendar days.
Kentucky Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
The following 4 counties and 15 cities have enacted the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA):
Counties:
- Pulaski County
- Oldham County
- Louisville-Jefferson County
- Lexington-Fayette County
Cities:
- Barbourville
- Bellevue
- Bromley
- Covington
- Dayton
- Florence
- Georgetown
- Ludlow
- Melbourne
- Newport
- Silver Grove
- Southgate
- Shelbyville
- Taylor Mill
- Woodlawn
If the property you are renting is not located in any of the cities or counties on the above list, then the Kentucky Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act does not apply to you.
Sources
- 1 KY Rev Stat § 383.695
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The landlord or the tenant may terminate a tenancy begun upon the termination of a written lease by written notice given to the other at least ten (10) days before the termination date specified in the notice, except that if the tenant fails to pay rent within ten (10) days after the day it becomes due, the landlord may terminate the tenancy at any time without notice.
Source Link - 2 Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure (CR) Rule 4.01-4.04
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Service shall be made upon an individual within this Commonwealth, other than an unmarried infant or person of unsound mind, by delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint (or other initiating document) to him personally or, if acceptance is refused by offering personal delivery to such person, or by delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint (or other initiating document) to an agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process for such individual or by certified/registered mail.
Source Link - 3 Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure (CR) Rule 6.05
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Whenever a party has the right or is required to do some act or take some proceedings within a prescribed period after the service of a notice or other paper upon him and the notice or paper is served upon him by mail or electronic service, 3 days shall be added to the prescribed period. This provision shall not apply to the service of summons by mail under Rule 4.01(1)(a).
Source Link - 4 Kentucky Housing Laws/Lexington Fair Housing
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The Kentucky Landlord/Tenant Act (officially known as the Uniform Residential Landlord Tenant Act, or URLTA)– The Kentucky Landlord/Tenant Act only applies in: Pulaski County, Oldham County, Jefferson County, Fayette County, Barbourville, Bellevue, Bromley, Covington, Dayton, Florence, Georgetown, Ludlow, Melbourne, Newport, Silver Grove, Southgate, Shelbyville, Taylor Mill, and Woodlawn.