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CHAPTER 381 TITLE TO PROPERTY AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE, OWNERSHIP, AND ALIENATION
381.770 Abatement of nuisance -- Exceptions -- Enforcement ordinance -- Lien -- Personal liability of property owner.
Download pdfautomobiles. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, it shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant or person having control or management of any land within a city,
county, consolidated local government, urban-county, or unincorporated area to
permit a public nuisance, health hazard, or source of filth to develop thereon
through the accumulation of:
(a) Junked or wrecked automobiles, vehicles, machines, or other similar scrap or salvage materials, excluding inoperative farm equipment; (b) One (1) or more mobile or manufactured homes as defined in KRS 227.550 that are junked, wrecked, or nonoperative and which are not inhabited; (c) Rubbish; or
(d) The excessive growth of weeds or grass. (3) The provisions of paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section shall not apply to: (a) Junked, wrecked, or nonoperative automobiles, vehicles, machines, or other similar scrap or salvage materials located on the business premises of a
licensed automotive recycling dealer as defined under the provisions of KRS
190.010(8); (b) Junked, wrecked, or nonoperative motor vehicles, including parts cars, stored on private real property by automobile collectors, whether as a hobby or a
profession, if these motor vehicles and parts cars are stored out of ordinary
public view by means of suitable fencing, trees, shrubbery, or other means;
and (c) Any motor vehicle as defined in KRS 281.011 that is owned, controlled, operated, managed, or leased by a motor carrier. (4) It shall be unlawful in any city, county, consolidated local government, or urban- county for the owner of a property to permit any structure upon the property to
become unfit and unsafe for human habitation, occupancy, or use or to permit
conditions to exist in the structure which are dangerous or injurious to the health or
safety of the occupants of the structure, the occupants of neighboring structures, or
other residents of the city, county, consolidated local government, or urban-county. (5) Any city, county, consolidated local government, or urban-county may establish by ordinance reasonable standards and procedures for the enforcement of this section.
The procedures shall comply with all applicable statutes, administrative regulations, or codes. Proper notice shall be given to property owners before any action is taken
pursuant to this section; and, prior to the demolition of any unfit or unsafe structure,
the right to a hearing shall be afforded the property owner. (6) A city, county, consolidated local government, or urban-county shall have a lien against the property for the reasonable value of labor and materials used in
remedying the situation. The affidavit of the responsible officer shall constitute
prima facie evidence of the amount of the lien and the regularity of the proceedings
pursuant to this statute, and shall be recorded in the office of the county clerk. The
lien shall be notice to all persons from the time of its recording and shall bear
interest thereafter until paid. The lien created shall take precedence over all other
subsequent liens, except state, county, school board, and city taxes, and may be
enforced by judicial proceeding. (7) In addition to the remedy prescribed in subsection (5) of this section or any other remedy authorized by law, the owner of a property upon which a lien has been
attached pursuant to this section shall be personally liable for the amount of the lien,
including all interest, civil penalties, and other charges and the city, county, or
urban-county may bring a civil action against the owner and shall have the same
remedies as provided for the recovery of a debt owed. (8) The provisions of subsections (5), (6), and (7) of this section shall not apply to an owner, occupant, or person having control or management of any land located in an
unincorporated area if the owner, occupant, or person is not the generator of the
rubbish or is not dumping or knowingly allowing the dumping of the rubbish and
has made reasonable efforts to prevent the dumping of rubbish by other persons
onto the property. Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 179, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 8, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts
ch. 298, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 145, sec. 3,
effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 509, effective June
17, 1978. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 108, sec. 1. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts
ch. 99, sec. 1. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 1. -- Created 1956 Ky. Acts
ch. 9, sec. 1.
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