{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-383.070","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 383.070","heading":"Lien for rent -- Priority of.","body":"(1) A landlord renting premises for farming or coal mining purposes shall have a lien\non the produce of the premises rented and the fixtures, household furniture, and\nother personal property owned by the tenant, or undertenant, after possession is\ntaken under the lease, but the lien shall not be for more than one (1) year's rent due\nand to become due, nor for any rent which has been due for more than eleven (11)\nmonths.\n(2) Every other landlord shall have a lien on the fixtures, household furniture, and other\npersonal property of the tenant or undertenant, from the time possession is taken\nunder the lease, to secure the landlord in the payment of four (4) months' rent, due\nor to become due, but such lien shall not be effective for any rent which is past due\nfor more than one hundred and twenty (120) days.\n(3) If sued out within one hundred and twenty (120) days from the time the rent is due,\na distress or attachment for rent secured by a lien under subsection (1) or subsection\n(2) shall, to the extent of four ( 4) months' rent, be superior to and satisfied before\nother liens upon the personal property of a lessee, assignee or undertenant, created\nwhile the property is on the leased premises, whether the rent accrued before or\nafter the creation of the other liens. If the rent is for premises leased for coal mining\npurposes, the superiority given the lien by this subsection shall be to the extent of\none (1) year's rent.\n(4) If any property subject to a lien under this section is removed openly from the\nleased prem ises, without fraudulent intent, and not returned, the landlord's lien\ngiven by this section shall continue on the property so removed only for fifteen (15)\ndays from the date of its removal. The landlord may enforce his lien against the\nproperty wherever found.","path":["KRS Chapter 383"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35685","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:13Z","sha256":"12bc3c5a41f100605652310fe6ee1e08762ced7b25093484ca5d873ba4029102","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-383.068","next":"us-ky/krs-383.080"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}