{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-426.200","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 426.200","heading":"Sale of land -- Place of -- Advertisement -- Appraisement.","body":"(1) Land shall be sold under execution to the highest bidder at the courthouse door of\nthe county in which it lies. Only so much land shall be sold as will satisfy the\nexecution under which the sale is made.\n(2) The officer making the sale shall first advertise the time and place of sale by written\nnotice describing the land to be sold, posted at the courthouse door and three other\nplaces in the vicinity of the land for fifteen days next preceding the sale, or by\nnewspaper notice if required by KRS 426.560.\n(3) Before a sale of land, the officer shall have the land appraised, under oath, by two\ndisinterested, intelligent housekeepers of the county, who may be sworn by him. If\nthe appraisers disagree, the officer shall act as umpire. If a part of a tract only is\nsold, the part sold shall, after the sale, be revalued in like manner. The appraisal\nshall be in writing, signed by the persons making it, subject to inspection by the\npublic prior to the sale, and returned with the execution. The officer shall refer to\nand explain the proceeding in his return on the execution, which return shall be\nrecorded in full.","path":["KRS Chapter 426"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=40159","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:43Z","sha256":"72b036eb75a79f2cb172638aabaf5b5143fed55af2bba5b2563e6599b05c85d3","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-426.190","next":"us-ky/krs-426.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}