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KRS 426.260: Motion for possession by purchaser -- notice -- judgment.

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  1. KRS Chapter 426

(1) The purchaser of land sold under execution and not redeemed, after obtaining a

conveyance therefor may, upon ten (10) days' notice in writing to the defendant in

the execution, whose lands have been sold, enter a motion on the docket in the

circuit court o f the county where the land is situated for a judgment for the

possession of the land. If, upon the hearing of the motion, the court is of the opinion

that the purchaser is entitled to the possession, it shall render a judgment

accordingly and award possession, with costs. The proceedings on the motion shall

be as provided in KRS 418.005 to 418.015, and Rule 6.03 of the Rules of Civil

Procedure.

(2) The notice referred to in subsection (1) of this section shall be in substance as

follows:

"A B to C D, notice:

"You are hereby notified that I will, on the .... day of ...., 19.., enter a motion on the

docket of the .... circuit court for a judgment for the possession of certain lands situated in

.... county, Kentucky, which lands are described as follows, viz .: (description), being the

same lands bought by me at a sale duly held under execution which issued from the office

of the clerk of .... court in favor of ...., plaintiff, vs ...., defendant. (See execution book ....,

execution No. ....) ...., A B."

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