AN ACT relating to the rights of real property owners.

This law gives property owners or their authorized agents a way to ask law enforcement to immediately remove someone who is unlawfully occupying their property, such as a squatter, by submitting a petition form created by the Kentucky State Police. It provides legal protection to both officers and property owners who act in good faith, while also giving wrongfully removed persons the right to sue. The law also makes it a criminal mischief offense when squatters damage real property. Who it may affect: property owners and landlords, people accused of unlawfully occupying property, and law enforcement officers.

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