{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-426.260","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 426.260","heading":"Motion for possession by purchaser -- notice -- judgment.","body":"(1) The purchaser of land sold under execution and not redeemed, after obtaining a\nconveyance therefor may, upon ten (10) days' notice in writing to the defendant in\nthe execution, whose lands have been sold, enter a motion on the docket in the\ncircuit court o f the county where the land is situated for a judgment for the\npossession of the land. If, upon the hearing of the motion, the court is of the opinion\nthat the purchaser is entitled to the possession, it shall render a judgment\naccordingly and award possession, with costs. The proceedings on the motion shall\nbe as provided in KRS 418.005 to 418.015, and Rule 6.03 of the Rules of Civil\nProcedure.\n(2) The notice referred to in subsection (1) of this section shall be in substance as\nfollows:\n\"A B to C D, notice:\n\"You are hereby notified that I will, on the .... day of ...., 19.., enter a motion on the\ndocket of the .... circuit court for a judgment for the possession of certain lands situated in\n.... county, Kentucky, which lands are described as follows, viz .: (description), being the\nsame lands bought by me at a sale duly held under execution which issued from the office\nof the clerk of .... court in favor of ...., plaintiff, vs ...., defendant. (See execution book ....,\nexecution No. ....) ...., A B.\"","path":["KRS Chapter 426"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18456","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:44Z","sha256":"57ed501d2e3d636b53860e6d10e58679db05c6cb59089f128e65de05a8bf48e7","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-426.250","next":"us-ky/krs-426.270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}