Mobile home eviction rules in Kentucky

How a mobile home lot eviction works in Kentucky depends first on whether the local government has adopted the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (KRS 383.505 to 383.715). Where it has, the act sets notice periods and bars retaliatory eviction. Where it has not, the written lease and common-law eviction (forcible entry and detainer) rules govern. For a specific notice, consider consulting a licensed attorney in Kentucky.

What the statute says

Where the URLTA applies, KRS 383.660(2) provides:

If rent is unpaid when due and the tenant fails to pay rent within seven (7) days after written notice by the landlord of nonpayment and his intention to terminate the rental agreement if the rent is not paid within that period, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement.

For other material noncompliance, KRS 383.660(1) allows termination "upon a date not less than fourteen (14) days after receipt of the notice," with the tenancy preserved if the breach is remedied. KRS 383.705(1) bars retaliation: a landlord "may not retaliate by increasing rent or decreasing services or by bringing or threatening to bring an action for possession" after a good-faith code complaint or tenant-union activity.

How it works in general

In a URLTA jurisdiction, unpaid rent carries a seven-day pay-or-terminate notice, and other breaches carry a 14-day termination notice with a chance to cure. Retaliatory eviction is barred, and a recent complaint is presumed retaliatory. Where the URLTA has not been adopted, notice and grounds come from the lease and Kentucky's general forcible-entry-and-detainer law. In either case, possession is recovered through a court action, not by self-help.

Common scenarios

General examples Kentucky park residents commonly encounter:

• A seven-day notice arrives for unpaid rent. In a URLTA jurisdiction, KRS 383.660(2) sets that timeline.
• A notice cites a rule or maintenance breach. KRS 383.660(1) generally allows a cure within a 14-day termination notice.
• A notice follows a complaint to a code office. KRS 383.705 bars eviction used as retaliation where the act applies.

Other authorities that may apply

Whether the URLTA applies depends on local adoption (KRS 383.500). Kentucky's forcible-entry-and-detainer statutes govern the court process. Federal protections — including the Fair Housing Act and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act — can apply, and the written lease and park rules frame what conduct is at issue.