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Renting Laws
Apartment Life
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Legal Help
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This website provides information on renting for residency in Lexington, Kentucky. Renting laws change from city to city, and from state to state. You should NOT assume any of the information provided in this website applies to an area outside of Lexington.

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Introductory Advice

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RENTING LAWS

Landlord Noncompliance

What To Do When Your Landlord Ignores Maintenance Problems

What To Do When Your Landlord Ignores a Problem With an Essential Service

What To Do When Your Landlord Unfairly Keeps Your Security Deposit

What To Do When Your Landlord Tries to Force His/Her Way into Your Apartment

What To Do When Your Landlord Violates Your Lease

How to End Your Lease Early

Advice On Dealing With Landlords

Tenant Noncompliance

When Is the Landlord Allowed to Take Your Possessions?

What Happens If You Ignore Maintenance Problems?

What Happens If You Violate Your Lease?

What Happens If You Didn't Pay Rent

What Happens If You Abandon Your Apartment?

When Are You NOT Allowed to Keep Your Landlord Out of Your Apartment?

Duties / Rights of Landlords & Tenants

Landlord Duties

Tenant Duties

Tenant Rights

Sharing An Apartment

Joint & Several Liability

Security Deposits

How to Get Your Deposit Back

How to Make a Damage List

How to Protect Your Deposit

Lease

What Is A Lease?

What to Look For When You Read Your Lease

How To Change a Lease

What Can NOT be Enforced in a Lease

Code Enforcement

What Is Code Enforcement?

How to Get a Code Inspection

Discrimination

Ending Tenancy

Ending the Lease Early

What Happens When a Lease Ends?

Subleasing

Eviction

Retaliatory Action

Giving Notice

Fires & Other Disasters

Uniform Residential Landlord & Tenant Act
Legal Help

APARTMENT LIFE

Common Mistakes

How to Look For An Apartment

Questions To Ask

What To Notice

Final Steps in Securing an Apartment

BEFORE You Sign A Lease!

Utilities

Who Turns On and Pays For Utilities?

How To Turn On Utilities / Phone / Cable

How To Save Money On Utilities

Cost-Saving Services From The Gas Company

What To Do When Your Utilities, Phone, or Cable Have Been Shut Off

Garbage & Recycling

Rules for Garbage Pick-Up

Rules for Recycling Pick-Up

Rules for Appliance Disposal

Rules for Christmas Tree Recycling

How To Deal With Roommate Problems

Legal Complications Of Moving Out

Dealing With Conflict On Your Own

Important FINES

Nuisance Ordinances

Noise Violations

Party Plan

Parking

Pets

FAQ

LEGAL HELP

Tenant Services & Housing Counseling

FCBA Lawyer Referral Service
Useful Publications

Division of Code Enforcement

LFUCG Human Rights Commission
UK Legal Clinic

Greater Lexington Apartment Association

SGA at UK

APPENDICES

Sample Budget

Damage Release Form Used to Get Your Deposit Back

Model Letter: Request Your Landlord to Make Repairs

Model Letter: Confirm A Verbal Agreement with Your Landlord To Make Repairs

Model Letter: Confirm A Verbal Agreement with Your Landlord

Model Letter: To Terminate Your Tenancy

Model Notice: Notify Your Landlord S/he is Not Complying with the Lease

Model Notice: Notify Your Landlord S/he Violated the Right to Enter Your Apartment

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