{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-383.645","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 383.645","heading":"Landlord's noncompliance as defense to action for possession or rent.","body":"(1) In an action for possession based upon nonpayment of the rent or in an action for\nrent when the tenant is in possession, the tenant may counterclaim for any amount\nhe may recover under the rental agreement of KRS 383.565. In that event the court\nfrom time to time may order the tenant to pay into court all or part of the rent\naccrued and thereafter accruing, and shall determine the amount due to each party.\nThe party to whom a net amount is owed shall be paid first from the money paid\ninto court, and the bal ance by the other party. If no rent remains due after\napplication of this section, judgment shall be entered for the tenant in the action for\npossession. If the defense or counterclaim by the tenant is without merit and is not\nraised in good faith, the landlord may recover reasonable attorney's fees.\n(2) In an action for rent when the tenant is not in possession, he may counterclaim as\nprovided in subsection (1) but is not required to pay any rent into court.","path":["KRS Chapter 383"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35746","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:14Z","sha256":"62ca0bcf8b5c176f507968df28f79616ca11bd709dc0637b8ee1a03de835c03a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-383.640","next":"us-ky/krs-383.650"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}