{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-383.655","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 383.655","heading":"Tenant's remedies for unlawful ouster, exclusion or diminution of service.","body":"If a landlord unlawfully removes or excludes the tenant from the premises or willfully\ndiminishes services to the tenant by interrupting or causing the interruption of heat,\nrunning water, hot water, electric, gas, or other essential service, the tenant ma y recover\npossession or terminate the rental agreement and, in either case, recover an amount not\nmore than three (3) months periodic rent and a reasonable attorney's fee. If the rental\nagreement is terminated, the landlord shall return all prepaid rent.","path":["KRS Chapter 383"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35748","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:14Z","sha256":"3d085fcc648ba9a47e54f3f81a0c0185bf67effd91991487ab8ab575a2c7cd5e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-383.650","next":"us-ky/krs-383.660"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}