As used in KRS § 416.540 to KRS § 416.670:
(1) “Condemn” means to take private property for a public use under the right of eminent domain;

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 416.540

  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.

(2) “Condemnor” shall mean and include any person, corporation or entity, including the Commonwealth of Kentucky, its agencies and departments, county, municipality and taxing district authorized and empowered by law to exercise the right of eminent domain;
(3) “Condemnee” means the owner of the property interest being taken; (4) “Court” means the Circuit Court;
(5) “Eminent domain” means the right of the Commonwealth to take for public use and shall include the right of private persons, corporations, or business entities to do so under authority of law;
(6) “Government lien” means any lien established by or in favor of the Commonwealth or a local government under KRS Chapter 65, 82, 91, 91A, or 134;
(7) “Local government” means any city, county, urban-county government, consolidated local government, unified local government, or charter county; and
(8) “Property” means real or personal property, or both, of any nature or kind that is subject to condemnation.
Effective: July 15, 2016
History: Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 127, sec. 9, effective July 15, 2016. — Amended
2006 Ky. Acts ch. 73, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2006. — Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch.
140, sec. 2.