KRS 383.595: Landlord's maintenance obligations and agreements.

(1) A landlord shall:

(a) Comply with the requirements of applicable building and housing codes

materially affecting health and safety;

(b) Make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in

a fit and habitable condition;

(c) Keep all common areas of the premises in a clean and safe condition;

(d) Maintain in good and safe working order and condition all electrical,

plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air -conditioning, and other facilities

and appliances, including elevators, supplied or requi red to be supplied by

him; and

(e) Supply running water and reasonable amounts of hot water at all times and

reasonable heat between October 1 and May 1 except where the building that

includes the dwelling unit is not required by law to be equipped for th at

purpose, or the dwelling unit is so constructed that heat or hot water is

generated by an installation within the exclusive control of the tenant and

supplied by a direct public utility connection.

(2) If the duty imposed by paragraph (a) of subsection (1) is greater than any duty

imposed by any other paragraph of that subsection, the landlord's duty shall be

determined by reference to paragraph (a) of subsection (1).

(3) The landlord and tenant of a single family residence may agree in writing that th e

tenant perform the landlord's duties specified in paragraph (e) of subsection (1) and

also specified repairs, maintenance tasks, alterations, and remodeling, but only if the

transaction is entered into in good faith and not for the purpose of evading the

obligations of the landlord.

(4) The landlord and tenant of any dwelling unit other than a single family residency

may agree that the tenant is to perform specified repairs, maintenance tasks,

alterations, or remodeling only if:

(a) The agreement of the parties is entered into in good faith and not for the

purpose of evading the obligations of the landlord and is set forth in a separate

writing signed by the parties and supported by adequate consideration;

(b) The work is not necessary to cure noncompli ance with subsection (1)(a) of

this section; and

(c) The agreement does not diminish or affect the obligation of the landlord to

other tenants in the premises.