HB10
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to allow a property owner or his or her authorized agent to request a law enforcement officer immediately remove a person unlawfully occupying real property under certain circumstances; provide criminal and civil immunity to law enforcement officers and property owners acting in good faith; create a civil cause of action for wrongful removal; require the Department of Kentucky State Police to create a form for the petition…
Introduced: February 19, 2025
Last action: March 24, 2025
Plain-language summary
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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