KRS 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 leas e or rental agreement to occupy a

residential rental property to the exclusion of others.