Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB173 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version

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AN ACT relating to rental properties. 1 
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2 
SECTION 1.   A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 65 IS CREATED TO 3 
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4 
A city, county, charter county government, urban-county government, consolidated 5 
local government, unified local government, or special district shall not adopt or 6 
enforce an ordinance, regulation, or policy that creates or maintains a registry of 7 
landlords or residential rental properties for any purpose, including: 8 
(1) Assessments of the safety of a rental unit, including of lead hazard within a rental 9 
unit; or 10 
(2) Requiring a landlord to conduct an evaluation or prepare a report regarding lead 11 
hazard of a rental property unit. 12