Go to Previous Versions of this Section
  1. 2025 Kentucky Rev. Stat. (here)
  2. 2024 Kentucky Rev. Stat.
  3. 2023 Kentucky Rev. Stat.
  4. View All Versions

2025 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 512 - Criminal damage to property
512.010 Definitions for chapter.

Universal Citation:
KY Rev Stat § 512.010 (2025)
Learn more This media-neutral citation is based on the American Association of Law Libraries Universal Citation Guide and is not necessarily the official citation.
Next

Download as PDF
512.010 Definitions for chapter. As used in this chapter: (1) "Lease or rental agreement" means all agreements, written or oral, embodying the terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit or premises; (2) "Litter" means rubbish, refuse, waste material, offal, paper, glass, cans, bottles, trash, debris, or any foreign substance of whatever kind or description and whether or not it is of value; (3) "Noxious substance" means any substance capable of generating offensive, noxious, or suffocating fumes, gases, or vapors; (4) "Property" includes livestock as defined in KRS 150.010 and poultry as defined in KRS 246.010; (5) "Residential rental property" means any residential premises or property contained therein leased or otherwise rented to a tenant solely for residential purposes under a lease or rental agreement to which the tenant is a party; (6) "Squatter" means a person who enters or remains unlawfully on real property when he or she is not privileged or licensed to do so, including a person who takes up residence in a property he or she does not own, provided he or she is not a current or former tenant at the premises, did not have an agreement to occupy the premises at any time, and is not an immediate family member of the property owner; and (7) "Tenant" means a person entitled under a lease or rental agreement to occupy a residential rental property to the exclusion of others. Effective: June 27, 2025 History: Amended 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 63, sec. 2, effective June 27, 2025. -- Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2021; and ch. 164, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2021. -- Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 3, effective July 13, 2004. -Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 105, effective January 1, 1975
Next
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Kentucky may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.