383.300 Protections for person with rental or lease agreement who is
protected by domestic violence order or interpersonal protective order.
(1) (a) This section shall apply only to leases or rental agreements created or
renewed on or after June 29, 2017.
(b) A person who is both a named individual and a protected tenant shall not
be eligible for the protections under this section.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Named individual" means a person identified in the protective orders
listed in paragraph (b) of this subsection as restrained from contact with
the protected tenant; and
(b) 1. "Protected tenant" means a residential rental or leased housing
tenant, applicant for tenancy, or a tenant with a minor household
member, who is protected by a valid:
a. Domestic violence order issued pursuant to KRS 403.740
which restrains the adverse party from any unauthorized
contact; or
b. Interpersonal protective order issued pursuant to KRS 456.060
which restrains the adverse party from any unauthorized
contact.
2. For purposes of subsections (3) and (4) of this section, "protected
tenant" also means a residential rental or leased housing tenant,
applicant for tenancy, or a tenant with a minor household member
who is protected by a valid:
a. Emergency protective order issued pursuant to KRS 403.730;
b. Temporary interpersonal protective order issued pursuant to
KRS 456.040; or
c. Pretrial release no contact order issued pursuant to KRS
431.064.
(3) (a) A landlord shall not terminate, fail to renew, refuse to enter into, or
otherwise retaliate in the renting or leasing of a residence because of the
person's status as a protected tenant.
(b) It shall be a defense to an action for possession of a rented or leased
residential property if the court determines that:
1. The tenant is