{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-381.883","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 381.883","heading":"Lien for unpaid assessments -- Foreclosure -- Suit.","body":"All sums assessed by the council of co -owners but unpaid for the unit's share of the\ncommon expenses constitute a lien on such unit prior to all other liens, except only (1)\nliens for taxes and assessments lawfully imposed by governmental authority against  such\nunit, and (2) all sums unpaid on first mortgages of record. Such lien may be enforced by\nsuit by the administrator or board of administration, acting on behalf of the unit owners,\nin like manner as a mortgage of real property. In any such enforcement  action the unit\nowner shall be required to pay a reasonable rental for the unit, if so provided in the\nbylaws, and the plaintiff in such enforcement action shall be entitled to the appointment\nof a receiver to collect the same. The administrator or board of administration, acting on\nbehalf of the unit owners, shall have power, unless prohibited by the declaration, to bid in\nthe unit at court sale, and to acquire and hold, lease, mortgage and convey the same. Suit\nto recover a money judgment for unpaid comm on expenses of an owner shall be\nmaintainable without lien enforcement or waiving the lien securing the same.","path":["KRS Chapter 381"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35513","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:11Z","sha256":"cb4426581bafb9182e69cebb43bed7449ab83549fb0a25bf55b6d11a27edb400","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-381.880","next":"us-ky/krs-381.885"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}