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The landlord must give the tenant notice to leave. If the tenant doesn't leave, the landlord must go to court to get an eviction order. In Kentucky, an eviction order is called a Forcible Detainer Judgment. The landlord can't force the tenant to leave the home without an eviction order.

A Motion to Stay (Delay) Order for Summary Eviction allows the tenant to ask the court to "stay" (pause) a summary eviction and grant the tenant up to ten more days to move. (NRS 70.010(2); JCRCP 110.) A tenant can file a motion to stay at any time after an eviction notice is served. (JCRCP 110.)

The landlord must first give the tenant a 30 day written eviction notice. The cities of Bromley, Covington, Ludlow and Taylor Mill have adopted the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (KRS 383.500) to allow for 7 day eviction notices.

The notice must provide the reason for eviction and how long a tenant has to pay, comply, or leave before the process begins. A landlord cannot evict any tenants without this notice. An eviction in Kentucky can get a little complicated because of the presence of The Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA).

No, an eviction notice does not have to be notarized to be legally binding. While the laws may vary slightly from state to state, an eviction notice only requires the signature of the landlord or landlord's agent.

Comply With the Eviction Notice, If Possible If you comply with the eviction notice by either paying all the rent due and owing or correcting the lease violation, then, in Kentucky, the landlord must not proceed with the eviction (see Ky. Rev. Stat.