(1) If the tenant refuses to allow lawful access, the landlord may obtain injunctive relief to compel access, or terminate the rental agreement. In either case the landlord may recover actual damages and reasonable attorney‘s fees.
(2) If the landlord makes an unlawful entry or a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner or makes repeated demands for entry otherwise lawful but which have the effect of unreasonably harassing the tenant, the tenant may obtain injunctive relief to prevent the reoccurrence of the conduct or terminate the rental agreement. In either case the tenant may recover actual damages and reasonable attorney’s fees.
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 383.700

  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.

Effective: July 13, 1984
History: Repealed and reenacted 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 176, sec. 40, effective July 13,
1984. — Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 378, sec. 41.