{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-109.310","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 109.310","heading":"Collection of solid waste pick-up fees -- Combination with property","body":"tax bill -- Notice -- Waiver if owner  of property is not the occupant --\nAssessment  of fines or fees.\n(1) A  county or urban-county government may  collect solid waste pick-up fees\nwhich are delinquent three (3) consecutive months or more by combining the\ndelinquent fees with the property tax bill for the property where the solid waste\npick-up is made. The fees shall be limited to a return on capital expenditures\nand to cover operational costs.\n(2) The  pick-up fee when combined with the property tax bill shall be clearly set\nout as the delinquent amount owed for solid waste pick-up services and shall in\nno way be represented as an assessment based on the value of the property.\n(3) Sixty (60) days before a property tax bill which includes a delinquent solid\nwaste  pick-up fee is mailed, the county office responsible for solid waste\npick-up billing shall give written notice to the owner of the property that the\npick-up bill is delinquent and that, if left unpaid, the fee will be combined with\nthe next property tax bill.\n(4) A county or urban-county government may waive the solid waste pick-up fee\nfor businesses which request a waiver. The request for a waiver shall include a\ncertification that the solid waste generated by the business is disposed of\nproperly and include a description of the disposal method and the property\nowner's federal employer's identification number.\n(5) If the owner of the property is not the occupant of the property where the solid\nwaste is picked up, the county or urban-county government shall waive the\ndelinquent solid waste pick-up fee portion of the property tax bill if the owner of\nthe property requests a waiver. In requesting the waiver, the owner shall certify\nhe is not the occupant of the property and that the occupant will be notified that\nfailure of the occupant to pay the solid waste pick-up fee will be considered a\nbreach of the occupant's lease making the occupant subject to eviction.\n(6) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) to (5) of this section, or\nany other provision of law to the contrary, no fine or fee shall be assessed\non a residential property owner or lien placed on the residential property,\nrelating to the failure of an occupant of the residential property to enter\ninto a contract for solid waste collection services, or failure to pay solid\nwaste pick-up fees if:\n1. The  residential property owner does not occupy the residential\nproperty; and\n2. There is no valid agreement for the residential property owner to\npay for or otherwise provide for solid waste collection services on\nbehalf of the occupant.\n(b) A  fine or fee may be assessed against the occupant of the residential\nproperty or a lien may be placed on the property of the occupant when the\noccupant has failed to enter into a contract for solid waste collection\nservices, or has failed to pay solid waste pick-up fees.","path":["KRS Chapter 109"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=45585","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:11Z","sha256":"45a7f5def1057f67c8444a1afdb86814f32b932448d194bde8416046b241c0ec","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-109.300","next":"us-ky/krs-109.320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}