TITLE TO PROPERTY AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE, OWNERSHIP, AND ALIENATION
KRS tit. XXXII, ch. 381
in effectContents
section381.010. Commonwealth vested with ultimate property to landssection381.020. Titles allodial and subject to escheat -- Right of eminent domainsection381.030. Death of disseizor -- Effectsection381.040. Estates may commence in futuresection381.050. Estate created by conveyance to husband and wife -- Will not to defeat right to the entirety by survivorshipsection381.060. Fee simple created, when -- Possession vests in granteesection381.070. Estates tail converted into estates in fee -- Limitation onsection381.080. Construction of "without heirs," "without children" or "issue" in deed or willsection381.090. Construction of "estate for life, remainder to heirs."section381.100. Contingent remaindersection381.110. Alienation or union of estate does not affect remaindersection381.120. Joint tenants -- Partition -- Death of onesection381.130. Exceptions to KRS 381.120section381.135. Court-appointed commissioners to determine division of land jointly held and allotment of dower or curtesy -- Survey requirementsection381.136. Life tenants and their descendants -- Partitionsection381.140. Posthumous child may take estate in remaindersection381.150. Conveyance of greater estate than grantor owns -- Effectsection381.160. Purchaser evicted by heir of grantor may recover to extent of estate inheritedsection381.170. Consideration paid by other than grantee -- Effectsection381.180. Repealed, 2014section381.190. Sale of realty by trustee by virtue of pledge or deed of trustsection381.200. Deeds construed to include buildings and appurtenances -- Solar easementssection381.210. Reversion may be sold -- Rights and duties of purchasersection381.215. Repealed, 2010section381.216. Repealed, 2010section381.217. Repealed, 2010section381.218. Abolition of fee simple determinable and possibility of revertersection381.219. Termination after thirty years of rights of entry created after July 1, 1960section381.220. Repealed, 1960section381.221. Termination and preservation of forfeiture restrictions created before July 1, 1960section381.222. Exceptions to KRS 381.219 and 381.221section381.223. Application of KRS 381.218, 381.219, 381.221, 381.222, and 381.223section381.224. Rule against perpetuities abrogatedsection381.225. Permissible period of power of alienation under trust -- Future interestsection381.226. Applicability of KRS 381.224 and 381.225 to property interests and powers of appointment -- Construction of provisions requiring vesting within period provided by common law rule against perpetuitiessection381.230. Possession unnecessary in action for trespasssection381.231. Definitionssection381.232. Liability for certain injuriessection381.240. Title to land in adverse possession not to be certifiedsection381.250. Certification prohibited when more than one patentsection381.260. Grants-in-aid of charity validsection381.270. Gift to charity not defeated for want of trusteesection381.280. Forfeiture of right to property for killing or victimizing decedent -- Exemptions -- Escheat to elder and vulnerable victims trust fundsection381.290. Rights of alien intending to be naturalizedsection381.300. Realty of nonresident alien liable to escheat after eight years unless he becomes citizensection381.310. Spouses and children of citizens -- Property rightssection381.320. Alien's right as to personalty -- As to realty if residentsection381.330. Nonresident alien -- Rights as to real property inheritedsection381.340. Nonresident alien -- Distribution of property on death ofsection381.350. Waste by tenant for life or years -- Forfeiture -- Damagessection381.360. Remainderman or reversioner may bring action for wastesection381.370. Action by heir for waste done in ancestor's lifetimesection381.380. Waste by seller before delivery of possessionsection381.390. Waste by joint tenantsection381.400. Damages when waste wantonly committedsection381.410. Action against representative of tenant -- Revivorsection381.420. Waste committed while action pending -- Receiver -- Injunctionsection381.430. Possession of minerals and other interests in land -- Effect on possession of surfacesection381.440. Excavations in a city of the first class and consolidated local government -- Protection of adjacent propertysection381.445. Repealed, 1966section381.450. Tenants may remove improvements from city lots, whensection381.460. Occupant in good faith to be paid for improvementssection381.470. Proceedings to ascertain value of improvementssection381.480. Oath of jurorssection381.490. Inquest -- Proceedings -- Duty of courtsection381.500. Assessment of damagessection381.510. Inquest may be quashed and new writ awardedsection381.520. Witnesses -- How summonedsection381.530. Copies of inquest -- Fees of sheriffsection381.540. Trial on return of inquest -- Rentssection381.550. Lien of occupantsection381.560. Judgment for lien satisfied if all land takensection381.570. Growing cropsection381.580. Repealed, 1976section381.590. Repealed, 1976section381.600. Repealed, 1976section381.610. Repealed, 1976section381.620. Repealed, 1976section381.630. Repealed, 1976section381.635. Right of condemnation of underground passageway to minesection381.636. Findings required by commissioners in condemnation of underground passageway -- Basis of compensation -- Immediate possessionsection381.640. Joint owners of private passway to share costssection381.650. Enforcement of payment of joint expensessection381.660. Condemnation for underground water pipessection381.670. Owner's consent required for certain routessection381.680. Person condemning land may enter it, whensection381.690. Protection of burial grounds by citiessection381.695. Repealed, 1978section381.697. Cemeteries maintained by legal ownerssection381.700. Repealed, 2016section381.710. Evidence of dedication or use of land as burying groundsection381.715. Burial rights in cemetery lots -- Abandonment -- Resale by cemeterysection381.720. Abandoned cemetery in cities -- Proceedings to vest title in citysection381.730. Notice of suitsection381.740. Assertion of claim to compensation for value of interest in cemetery or lotsection381.750. Judgment -- Removal of bodies and monumentssection381.755. Removal of grave or cemetery on application of landowner or county -- Procedure -- Expensessection381.760. Cost of proceeding -- Burden of proofsection381.765. Disinterment, removal, and reinterment of graves by Commonwealth, political subdivision or electric power company; Removal by licensed funeral directorsection381.767. Contracts exempt from KRS 381.765section381.770. Repealed, 2017section381.775. Voluntary agreement with property owner for demolition or removal of dilapidated buildingsection381.780. Removal of open toilets in urban-county government, city of the first class, or city of the home rule class -- Lien on property for cost of removalsection381.785. Definitions for KRS 381.785 to 381.801section381.786. Planned communities subject to KRS 381.785 to 381.801 -- Filing of declarationsection381.787. Establishment and organization of planned community -- Board of directors -- Declaration or bylaws -- Removal of board membersection381.788. Declarant control period -- Surrender of declarant's controlsection381.789. Access to owners' lots by agents of association -- Responsibility for damagesection381.790. Budget -- Assessments -- Insurance -- Financial recordssection381.791. Amendment of declaration -- Termination of declaration and association -- Amendment of bylawssection381.792. Required provisions in declaration or bylaws -- Meetings -- Notice -- Quorumsection381.793. Quorum -- Open board meetings -- Standards for board directorssection381.794. Financial records -- Financial report -- Standards for reportsection381.795. Examination of records by ownersection381.796. Assessment for common expenses -- Increase -- Interest and late feessection381.797. Elements of assessments for each lot -- Notice of charges -- Special assessments -- Claimed breach of fiduciary duty -- Annual budgetsection381.798. Compliance by persons with ownership interestsection381.799. Association's continuing lien -- Validity and priority of lienssection381.800. Display of political yard signs -- Conditions -- Existing contrary provisions are voidsection381.801. Short title for KRS 381.785 to 381.801section381.803. Definitions for section -- Failure to maintain infrastructure or common area -- Petition by city to appoint receiver -- Authority of receiver -- City may seek reimbursement for costs to repair or maintain infrastructure or common area from receiversection381.805. Short titlesection381.810. Definitions for KRS 381.805 to 381.910section381.815. Establishment of a condominium property regimesection381.820. Conveyance of units -- Recordationsection381.825. Joint or common ownershipsection381.827. Requirements for subdividing unitssection381.830. Ownership of unit -- Use of general common elementssection381.835. Recording -- Requirements of master deed or lease -- Record of floor planssection381.837. Master deed exceptionssection381.840. Individual deeds -- Contentssection381.845. Repealed, 1974section381.850. Waiver of regime -- Effect of encumbrancessection381.855. Subsequent reestablishment of regimesection381.860. Administration of buildingsection381.865. Repealed, 2012section381.870. Maintenance -- Pro rata contribution -- Adjustmentssection381.875. Exemptionssection381.880. Repealed, 1966section381.883. Lien for unpaid assessments -- Foreclosure -- Suitsection381.885. Insurancesection381.890. Destruction -- Reconstructionsection381.895. Repealed, 1974section381.897. Individual and common liabilities for injuries or damagessection381.900. Tax assessments -- Individual liability -- Forfeiture or salesection381.905. Interpretation of KRS 381.805 to 381.910section381.910. Planning and zoningsection381.930. Purposes of KRS 381.935 to 381.945section381.935. Definitionssection381.940. Rules of construction for mineral deeds relating to coal extractionsection381.945. Written agreement in deed directing how surface to be reclaimedsection381.990. Penaltiessection381.9101. Short title for KRS 381.9101 to 381.9207section381.9103. Application and construction of KRS 381.9101 to 381.9207section381.9105. Definitions for KRS 381.9101 to 381.9207section381.9107. Variation by agreementsection381.9109. Separate assessments, titles, and taxationsection381.9111. Applicability of local ordinances, regulations, building codes, or other real estate use lawsection381.9113. Eminent domainsection381.9115. Supplemental general principles of law applicable to KRS 381.9101 to 381.9207section381.9117. Construction against implicit repeal of KRS 381.9101 to 381.9207section381.9119. Purposes and policies of KRS 381.9101 to 381.9207 -- Kentucky Condominium Act to be liberally construedsection381.9121. Severability of invalid provision or applicationsection381.9123. Obligation of good faithsection381.9125. Creation of condominiumsection381.9127. Unit boundariessection381.9129. Construction and validity of declaration and bylawssection381.9131. Description of unitssection381.9133. Contents of declarationsection381.9135. Leasehold condominiumssection381.9137. Allocation of common element interests, votes, and common expense liabilitiessection381.9139. Limited common elementssection381.9141. Plats and planssection381.9143. Exercise of development rightssection381.9145. Alteration of unitssection381.9147. Relocation of boundaries between adjoining unitssection381.9149. Subdivision of unitssection381.9151. Easement for encroachmentssection381.9153. Easement rightssection381.9155. Amendment of declarationsection381.9157. Termination of condominiumsection381.9159. Rights of secured lenderssection381.9161. Master associationssection381.9163. Merger or consolidation of condominiumssection381.9165. Organization of unit owners' associationsection381.9167. Powers of unit owners' association -- Emergency assessmentssection381.9169. Executive board members and officerssection381.9170. Discharge of board member's duties -- Standards for monetary damages and injunctive reliefsection381.9171. Transfer of special declarant rightssection381.9173. Bylawssection381.9175. Upkeep of condominium -- Expenses and income in connection with real estate subject to development rightssection381.9177. Meetings of the associationsection381.9179. Quorumssection381.9181. Voting -- Proxiessection381.9183. Tort and contract liabilitysection381.9185. Conveyance or encumbrance of common elementssection381.9187. Insurancesection381.9189. Surplus fundssection381.9191. Assessments for common expensessection381.9193. Lien for assessmentssection381.9195. Other liens affecting the condominiumsection381.9197. Association records -- Financial reportsection381.9199. Association as trusteesection381.9201. Applicability of KRS 381.9201, 381.9205, and 381.9207 -- Modification or waiver by agreement -- Certificate not required in certain casessection381.9203. Documentation to be furnished by seller of unit -- Certificatesection381.9205. Release of lienssection381.9207. Declarant's obligation to complete and restore
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