{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-411.252","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 411.252","heading":"Definitions for KRS 411.250 to 411.266.","body":"As used in KRS 411.250 to 411.266, unless the context otherwise requires:\n(1) \"Action\" means any civil lawsuit or action in contract or tort for damages or\nindemnity brought against a construction professional to assert a claim, whether by\ncomplaint, count erclaim, or cross -claim, for damage or the loss of use of real or\npersonal property caused by a defect in the construction of a residence. \"Action\"\ndoes not include any civil action in tort alleging personal injury or wrongful death to\na person or persons resulting from a construction defect;\n(2) \"Claimant\" means a homeowner who asserts a claim against a construction\nprofessional concerning a defect in the construction of a residence;\n(3) \"Construction professional\" means a builder;\n(4) \"Homeowner\" means an y person, company, firm, partnership, corporation,\nassociation, or other entity that contracts with a construction professional for the\nconstruction of a residence. \"Homeowner\" includes but is not limited to a\nsubsequent purchaser of a residence from any homeowner;\n(5) \"Residence\" means a single -family house, duplex, triplex, or quadraplex, or a unit\nin a multiunit residential structure in which title to each individual unit is\ntransferred to the owner under a condominium regime as established in KRS\n381.815 and shall include general common elements and limited common elements\nas defined in KRS 381.810; and\n(6) \"Serve\" or \"service\" means personal service or delivery by certified mail to the last\nknown address of the addressee.","path":["KRS Chapter 411"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=17794","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:35Z","sha256":"d2ea4253d56cafe84affc8a2c0b662f5b662f36fa3a0a08c366c52ed65a926db","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-411.250","next":"us-ky/krs-411.254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}