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Kentucky security deposit laws for landlords and property managers
The words of Kentucky's security deposit statute on each topic, quoted verbatim with pinpoint citations and links to the official source. No summaries, no interpretation.
Reviewed by Mark Shvaya, licensed California real estate broker (DRE #02243502), who uses ProFlow360 in a rental portfolio Mark manages
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- Deposit limit
- Returning the deposit
- Itemized statement
- Inspections and condition reports
- Photographs
- Normal wear and tear
- Interest
- Wrongful withholding
KRS 383.580 · KRS 383.500
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What this page covers
Kentucky's residential security deposit provisions quoted here come from KRS 383.580, KRS 383.500. Below are the statute's own words on 4 topics, each with a pinpoint citation and a link to the official text. This page does not summarize or interpret the law.
What does Kentucky law say about move-in or move-out inspections?
(2) Prior to tendering any consideration deemed to be a security deposit, the prospective tenant shall be presented with a comprehensive listing of any then-existing damage to the unit which would be the basis for a charge against the security deposit and the estimated dollar cost of repairing such damage. The tenant shall have the right to inspect the premises to ascertain the accuracy of such listing prior to taking occupancy.
What does Kentucky law say about returning the deposit?
(7) In the event the tenant leaves not owing rent and having any refund due, the landlord shall send notification ... of the amount of any refund due the tenant. In the event the landlord shall not have received a response from the tenant within sixty (60) days from the sending of such notification, the landlord may remove the deposit from the account and retain it free from any claim of the tenant or any person claiming in his behalf.
What does Kentucky law say about an itemized statement of deductions?
(3) At the termination of occupancy, the landlord shall inspect the premises and compile a comprehensive listing of any damage to the unit which is the basis for any charge against the security deposit and the estimated dollar cost of repairing such damage.
What does Kentucky law say about wrongful withholding?
(4) No landlord shall be entitled to retain any portion of a security deposit if the security deposit was not deposited in a separate account as required by subsection (1) of this section and if the initial and final damage listings required by subsections (2) and (3) of this section are not provided.
Not quoted on this page
deposit limit, photographs, normal wear and tear, interest. That does not mean Kentucky law is silent on them; other sections or local rules may apply. Read the full statute.
Has Kentucky's security deposit law changed recently?
From our review of the official history notes: Effective: July 13, 1984. History: Repealed and reenacted 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 176, sec. 16. No later amendment.
How does ProFlow360 help you document a Kentucky tenancy?
ProFlow360 records and organizes inspection evidence; it does not tell you what the statute requires or allows. What it records, for any state:
- Move-in, routine, pre-move-out and move-out inspections with photos timestamped at capture.
- Each move-out photo beside its move-in match, filed under the tenancy.
- Itemized lines with your classification, the amount you entered, and the estimate or invoice attached.
- An issued record that is sealed, shared by a link that expires and can be revoked.
Do this in ProFlow360
Keep the photos, the call and the invoice on the same line
Every deduction line carries the move-in and move-out photos, your classification and its documents, so the record can be followed by someone who was not there.
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Sources
- 1.KRS 383.580: Security deposits.
- 2.KRS 383.500: Local governments authorized to adopt provisions of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
Sources checked October 16, 2026.
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