Housing Laws

If you are a protected tenant and get a valid protective order after the start of your lease or rental agreement, you can end your lease or rental agreement by providing your landlord with:

• written notice of termination to be effective on a date that you must include in your notice and that is at least 30 days after the landlord receives your notice; and
• a copy of your valid protective order.¹

If you are a protected tenant and get a valid protective order before the start of your lease or rental agreement, you can end your lease or rental agreement by providing your landlord with:

• written notice of termination to be effective on a date that you must include in your notice and that is at least 30 days after the landlord receives your notice;
• a copy of the valid protective order; and
• an explanation of a safety concern that arose after the start of your lease.²

¹ K.R.S. § 383.300(5)(a)
² K.R.S. § 383.300(5)(b)