{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-376.040","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 376.040","heading":"Forfeiture or surrender of lease -- Removal of improvements.","body":"If labor is performed or materials furnished by contract with the lessee of real property for\na term of years, and if before the expiration of the term by lapse of time the lessee's\ninterest therein shall, from any cause, be forfeited or surrendered to the  lessor, and if the\nlessor refuses to pay for the labor or materials furnished, the person furnishing the labor\nor materials may remove the same from the premises, if this can be done without material\ninjury to any previous improvement on the premises.","path":["KRS Chapter 376"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35284","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:08Z","sha256":"a1decc9979041b1dc9ded869d6f8b6c8dd93816d428ef34595621171a02ef15a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-376.030","next":"us-ky/krs-376.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}