The department or any local government agency enforcing the Uniform State Building Code may obtain injunctive relief from any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin the offering for sale, delivery, use, occupancy or construction of any building on which construction was begun after the effective date of the code, upon an affidavit of the department or the local government agency specifying the manner in which the construction, or if a building existing prior to the effective date of the code, the reconstruction, alteration, repair or conversion does not conform to the requirements of this chapter or the Uniform State Building Code.
Effective:June 29, 2017

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 198B.120

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Building: means any combination of materials, whether portable or fixed,
    which comprises a structure or nonmine underground area affording facilities or shelter for any human occupancy, whether infrequent or regular, and also means single-family dwellings, including those sold or constructed under a trade or brand name. See Kentucky Statutes 198B.010
  • Construction: means the erection, fabrication, reconstruction, substantial alteration or conversion of a building, or the installation of equipment therein, but shall not include the ordinary repair of a building or structure. See Kentucky Statutes 198B.010
  • Department: means the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. See Kentucky Statutes 198B.010
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 12, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 256, effective July 15, 2010. — Created
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 12, effective June 17, 1978.