HB478
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Amend KRS 65.111 to prohibit collection of an emergency response fee from a landlord if the response was not the result of the landlord's failure to maintain the building; specify authority to collect from the responsible party.
Introduced: February 12, 2025
Last action: February 14, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would change the rules about who can be charged a fee when emergency responders are called to a rental property. Under the proposed change, a landlord could not be billed for the emergency response if the situation was not caused by the landlord's failure to maintain the building. Instead, the fee could only be collected from the party responsible for the emergency. Who it may affect: landlords and renters in Kentucky.
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