HB201
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to define "algorithmic device"; prohibit the use of algorithmic devices in setting the amount of rent to be charged to a residential tenant and provide that such use violates KRS 367.170 and 367.175 of the Consumer Protection Act; provide that the prohibition shall apply to a landlord's calculation of rent for a rental agreement executed on or after the effective date of the Act.
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: January 14, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would ban landlords from using algorithm-based software or tools to set the rent charged to residential tenants. It classifies using such tools as a violation of Kentucky's Consumer Protection Act. The ban would apply to any new rental agreements signed after the law takes effect. Who it may affect: residential tenants and landlords in Kentucky.
Legislative History
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