{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-99.720","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 99.720","heading":"Certification of blight deterioration -- Notice to owner demanding","body":"abatement.\n(1) The legislative body shall not institute eminent domain proceedings pursuant to\nKRS 99.700 to 99.730 unless the commission or alternative government entity has\ncertified that the property is blighted or deteriorated. A property which has been\nreferred to the commission or alternative government entity by a local government\nas blighted or deteriorated may only be certified to the legislative body as blighted\nor deteriorat ed after the commission or alternative government entity has\ndetermined:\n(a) That the owner of the property or designated agent has been sent an order by\nthe appropriate local government agency to eliminate the conditions which are\nin violation of local codes or law;\n(b) That the property is vacant;\n(c) That the property is blighted and deteriorated; and\n(d) That the commission or alternative government entity has notified the\nproperty owner or designated agent that the property has been determined to\nbe blighted or deteriorated and the time period for correction of such condition\nhas expired and the property owner or agent has failed to comply with the\nnotice.\n(2) The findings required by subsection (1) of this section shall be in writing and\nincluded in the report to the legislative body.\n(3) (a) The commission or alternative government entity shall notify the owner of the\nproperty or a designated agent that a determination of blight or deterioration\nhas been made and that failure to eliminate the condition s causing the blight\nshall render the property subject to condemnation by the local government\nunder KRS 99.700 to 99.730.\n(b) Notice shall be mailed to the owner or designated agent by certified mail,\nreturn receipt requested. However, if the address of t he owner or a designated\nagent is unknown and cannot be ascertained by the commission or alternative\ngovernment entity in the exercise of reasonable diligence, copies of the notice\nshall be posted in a conspicuous place on the property affected.\n(c) The wr itten notice sent to the owner or his or her agent or posted on the\nproperty shall describe the conditions that render the property blighted and\ndeteriorated, and shall demand abatement of the conditions within ninety (90)\ndays of the receipt of such notice.\n(4) An extension of the ninety (90) day time period may be granted by the commission\nor alternative government entity if the owner or designated agent demonstrates that\nsuch period is insufficient to correct the conditions cited in the notice.","path":["KRS Chapter 99"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=45364","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:02Z","sha256":"7304474684a3a61241f45ca8fb88d7ca8ed94a4378e281cd47ab236670d9a980","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-99.715","next":"us-ky/krs-99.725"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}