{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-512.010","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 512.010","heading":"Definitions for chapter.","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(1) \"Lease or rental agreement\" means all agreements, written or oral, embodying the\nterms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit or\npremises;\n(2) \"Litter\" means rubbish, refuse, waste material, offal, paper, glass, cans, bottles,\ntrash, debris, or any foreign substance of whatever kind or description and whether\nor not it is of value;\n(3) \"Noxious substance\" means any substance capable of generating offensive,\nnoxious, or suffocating fumes, gases, or vapors;\n(4) \"Property\" includes livestock as defined in KRS 150.010 and poultry as defined in\nKRS 246.010;\n(5) \"Residential rental property\" means any residential premises or property contained\ntherein leased or otherwise rented to a tenant solely for residential purposes under a\nlease or rental agreement to which the tenant is a party;\n(6) \"Squatter\" means a person who enters or remains unlawfully on real property when\nhe or she is not privileged or licensed to do so, including a person who takes up\nresidence in a property he or she does  not own, provided he or she is not a current\nor former tenant at the premises, did not have an agreement to occupy the premises\nat any time, and is not an immediate family member of the property owner; and\n(7) \"Tenant\" means a person entitled under a leas e or rental agreement to occupy a\nresidential rental property to the exclusion of others.","path":["KRS Chapter 512"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56193","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:02Z","sha256":"e7fab009209359031330ff858ac1ddd8c41c1bf552ee1237c4177ace1f2c0e0d","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-511.110","next":"us-ky/krs-512.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}