{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-376.140","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 376.140","heading":"Lien on gas, oil or other mineral leasehold -- Provisions governing such a","body":"lien.\n(1) Any person who performs labor or furnishes materials, supplies, fixtures, machinery\nor other things of value to a lessee holding or owning a leasehold, or any right\nconferred by a lease, relating to oil, gas or other minerals, in the development or\nimprovement of the leasehold, by contract with or by the written consent of the\nowner or the agent or representative of the owner of the leasehold, shall have a lien\non the leasehold or the entire interest of the lessee including oil or gas wells,\nmachinery and equipment, to secure the payment for the labor or things furnished. If\nthe labor or things are furnished at the written request or by the written consent of\nany contractor or subcontractor, or the agent of either, the lien herein given shall be\nfor the benefit of whoever may furnish any of the labor or things mentioned. The\nlien herein provided for shall be effective against the leasehold, or the entire interest\nof the lessee therein, including all improvements thereon belonging to the lessee.\n(2) If the lessee claims by executory contract, and if for any cause, the contract shall be\nrescinded or set aside, the lien provided for in subsection (1) of this section shall\nfollow the leasehold into the hands of the person to whom the same may go, or with\nwhom it may remain by reason of the rescission. If by the rescission the interest\ncovered by the lease becomes vested in the lessor, the interest so covered by the\nlease shall be subject to said lien. If the lessee should be evicted from the possession\nof the leasehold by the judgment of a court, the lien shall nevertheless be effective\nagainst the leasehold and the improvements placed thereon by the lessee or those\nunder whom he claims, while he or they were in possession thereof. If the lease\nexpires or is forfeited, or the lessee in any other way loses his rights thereunder, the\nlien provided for shall nevertheless be effective against the leasehold, whoever may\nbe the owner thereof, to the extent of the interest held by the lessee at the time the\nlabor was performed or the things mentioned furnished, and this shall be true\nalthough the interest of the lessee may revert to the lessor. The lienholder may elect\nto remove any imp rovements from the premises if it can be done without material\ninjury to any previous improvements on the leasehold, and when the election is\nmade and improvement is removed the owner of the leasehold shall be given credit\nby the value of the improvements so removed and the lien -holder may enforce his\nlien to the extent of any balance remaining unpaid.\n(3) The provisions of KRS 376.010 and KRS 376.080 to 376.130 shall apply to the lien\nprovided for in subsection (1) of this section. When necessary for the p urposes of\nsuch application, \"owner\" shall be construed to mean \"lessee\" and \"property\" to\nmean \"leasehold.\"","path":["KRS Chapter 376"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35296","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:08Z","sha256":"7bed9fc98940083d2783fa0c13c37151867b43ef595ab907ba25b7cfc6ebc659","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-376.135","next":"us-ky/krs-376.150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}