{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-351.173","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 351.173","heading":"Notice of possibility of subsidence -- Language required in deed of","body":"conveyance.\n(1) Any person may file a notice in the alphabetical cross -index in the county clerk's\noffice in the county where underground coal mining has occurred stating that the\nmineral has been extracted and that the surface overlying or adjacent to the\nunderground workings may be subject to subsidence. The notice shall be indexed\nunder the name of the current surface owner or lessee of record whose land overlies\nthe underground workings, as well as that of the mineral owner and lessee, and shall\nbe noted on the deed of conveyance in each future conveyance of both the surface\nand mineral estate. The language in the deed of conveyance shall state the\nfollowing:\n\"THE COAL UNDERLYING THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN EXTRACTED\nAND THE SURFACE OVERLYING OR ADJACENT TO THE\nUNDERGROUND WORKINGS MAY BE SUBJECT TO SUBSIDENCE.\nANY STRUCTURES ERECTED HEREAFTER SHOULD BE DESIGNED\nAND CONSTRUCTED SO AS TO PREVENT OR MINIMIZE ANY\nSUBSIDENCE DAMAGE.\"\n(2) The failure to include the required language in the deed shall not affect the validity\nof the deed as between the parties or constructive notice upon the recording of the\ndeed.","path":["KRS Chapter 351"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=32927","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:37Z","sha256":"10595e773b6620608f58d0e2585318061d154c00a3f1ec99d23c14cafd25fba2","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-351.170","next":"us-ky/krs-351.175"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}