{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-376.070","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 376.070","heading":"Contractor or architect to apply payments to claims -- Exception where","body":"lien waived.\n(1) Any contractor, architect or other person who builds, repairs or improves the\nproperty of another under such circumstances that a mechanic's or materialman's\nlien may be imposed on the property shall, from the proceeds of any payment\nreceived from the owner, pay in full all persons who have furnished material or\nperformed labor on the property.\n(2) If any payment by the owner to the contractor, architect or other p erson is not\nsufficient to pay in full all bills for material and labor, then such claims shall be\npaid on a pro rata basis to the amount of payments received, unless otherwise\nagreed between the contractor, architect or other person and the holder of the claim\nfor material or labor.\n(3) This section shall not apply where persons furnishing material or performing labor\nhave waived in writing their right to file mechanics' or materialmen's liens.","path":["KRS Chapter 376"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35287","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:08Z","sha256":"01e095449738b3b8bfffb985a21a9fe557c865f9159f60733d91c9290e04ba1e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-376.060","next":"us-ky/krs-376.075"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}