{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-381.440","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 381.440","heading":"Excavations in a city of the first class and consolidated local government --","body":"Protection of adjacent property.\nWhenever the owner of a lot in a city of the first class or a consolidated local government\nproposes to excavate upon the lot to a depth greater than ten (10) feet below the top of the\ncurbstone of the sidewalk adjoining the lot, he shall, at his own expense, protect any wall\non adjoining land near the excavation from injury from such excavation, if the necessary\nlicense is afforded him to ent er upon the adjoining land for that purpose, but not\notherwise.","path":["KRS Chapter 381"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35450","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:10Z","sha256":"14b489eaba260f8a9ec0f40e813053b353c03cb6eec00dcb8422bd1f3d667116","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-381.430","next":"us-ky/krs-381.445"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}