{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-392.070","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 392.070","heading":"Recovery of dower or curtesy from heir, devisee or purchaser -- Value of --","body":"Rents.\nWhen a surviving spouse recovers dower or curtesy against the heir or devisee or\npurchaser from the decedent, the dower or curtesy shall be according to the value of th e\nestate when received by the heir, devisee or purchaser, and shall not include, in the\nestimated value, any permanent improvements which the heir, devisee or purchaser has\nmade on the land. Against the heir or devisee or his alienee the surviving spouse's  claim\nfor rent shall not exceed rent for five (5) years before the action, and against a purchaser\nfrom the decedent the surviving spouse's claim shall be only from the commencement of\nthe action. In either case it shall continue up to final recovery. If,  after action has been\nbrought, the surviving spouse or tenant dies before recovery, the rent may be recovered by\nthe surviving spouse's representative or against the tenant's heirs, devisees and\nrepresentatives.","path":["KRS Chapter 392"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=36180","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:23Z","sha256":"5a6f5caaa08f1c80b9d89b0bcef31cb0afdd1319de891721f716ce0a14c3bd8a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-392.060","next":"us-ky/krs-392.080"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}