Housing Laws

You may be eligible for protection under the housing law if you are what the law calls a protected tenant. A protected tenant is a residential rental or leased housing tenant, applicant, or tenant with a minor household member who is protected by one of the following:

• an emergency protective order or temporary interpersonal protective order prohibiting all unauthorized contact;
• a domestic violence protective order or interpersonal protective order prohibiting all unauthorized contact; or
• a criminal pre-trial release no contact order issued for an abuser arrested for assault, sexual offense, or violation of a protective order.¹

¹ K.R.S. § 383.300(2)(b)(1), (2)(b)(2)