If there is no written contract, a landlord may, by action, recover reasonable satisfaction for the use and occupation of his land. If on the trial a verbal contract reserving rent in a certain amount is proven, the verbal contract shall be evidence of the amount recoverable.
Effective: October 1, 1942

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 383.090

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. sec. 2300.