{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-381.775","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 381.775","heading":"Voluntary agreement with property owner for demolition or removal of","body":"dilapidated building.\n(1) As used in this section:\n(a) \"Dilapidated building\" means a structure, including but not limited to\nmanufactured or mobile homes as defined in KRS 227.550, which has become\nunfit and unsafe for human habitation, occupancy, or use or which is\ndangerous or injurious to the health or safety of the occupants of the building,\nthe occupants of neighboring buildings, or other residents of the county; and\n(b) \"Relative\" means father, mother, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter,\naunt, uncle, son -in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, stepparent,\nstepchild, or first cousin.\n(2) A county may enter into a voluntary agreement with a property owner for the\ndemolition or removal of a dilapidated building.\n(3) The agreement shall at least include the following terms and conditions:\n(a) A clear description of the building or buildings to be demolished or removed;\n(b) Responsibilities of each party to the ag reement for disposition of the\ndemolition debris, solid wastes, asbestos materials, or other potential\nenvironmental contamination consistent with the requirements of KRS\nChapter 224;\n(c) A method for establishing the fair market value and an agreement for  the\ndisposition of materials, fixtures, or other objects on the property or to be\nremoved from the property, and an itemized list of the materials, fixtures, or\nother objects to be removed from the property which may be attached to the\nagreement as an addendum; and\n(d) A clear description of the work to be performed and the final condition of the\nproperty upon completion of disposition activities.\n(4) Each agreement may include terms and conditions for remuneration to the county\nup to the cost of demolition or removal activities on the property. If remuneration is\nto be provided to the county, terms and conditions describing the remuneration to be\nprovided shall be included in the agreement. If the county agrees to accept\nresponsibility for removal of mater ials, fixtures, or other objects from the property,\nany excess value received from the materials, fixtures, or other objects removed\nfrom the property shall be retained by or returned to the property owner in\naccordance with the agreement for the disposition.\n(5) A county shall expend funds necessary to insure any of its employees, officials, and\nproperty against any liability or property damage arising out of an act or omission\ncommitted in the scope and course of performing work in accordance with an\nagreement under the provisions of this section for the removal and disposition of\nmaterials, fixtures, or other objects located on the owner's property.\n(6) Each agreement shall include the following statement in boldface type \"No property\nowner is required to  enter into an agreement under the provisions of KRS 381.775\nfor the removal and subsequent disposition of materials, fixtures, or other objects\nlocated on the owner's property subject to the agreement. Any agreement under the\nprovisions of KRS 381.775 is strictly voluntary.\"\n(7) The county shall, in writing and by first -class mail, provide notice to all property\nowners contiguous to the property on which the dilapidated building exists that the\nbuilding is to be demolished or removed. That notice shall con tain the date of\ncommencement of the demolition or removal of the building and the address of the\nproperty on which the building exists. The notice shall be mailed no less than two\n(2) weeks prior to the date of commencement of the demolition or removal of  the\nbuilding.\n(8) No elected or appointed official or employee of the county, or a relative of an\nofficial or employee of the county, shall enter into an agreement under the\nprovisions of this section for the demolition or removal of a dilapidated buildin g on\ntheir property. No official or employee of the county, or a relative of an official or\nemployee of the county, shall knowingly own or have a direct or indirect financial\nor pecuniary interest in any agreement or property subject to an agreement entere d\ninto under the provisions of this section. If an official, employee, or relative of an\nofficial or employee owns or has a direct or indirect financial or pecuniary interest\nin any agreement or property subject to an agreement entered into under the\nprovisions of this section, the official or employee shall immediately disclose, in\nwriting, that interest to the legislative body, and the disclosure shall be entered in\nthe minutes of the legislative body. Failure to so disclose that interest shall\nconstitute official misconduct in the first degree, in accordance with KRS 522.020.","path":["KRS Chapter 381"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35493","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:11Z","sha256":"ec45b1e74cf3905fc41163336e61f0a7b2a1a7562217b306edf713b5acba2781","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-381.770","next":"us-ky/krs-381.780"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}