KRS 383.580 is process-heavy and locally gated
KRS 383.580 is the security-deposit section inside Kentucky's URLTA framework. It matters where URLTA has been adopted locally.
URLTA, KRS 383.500, and KRS 383.580
URLTA stands for the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. In Kentucky, it is not a separate court process or a new program. It is the landlord-tenant framework that includes the main security-deposit procedure.
KRS 383.580 is one section inside that framework. KRS 383.500 is the local-adoption rule that authorizes cities, counties, and urban-county governments to adopt the URLTA provisions.
If URLTA was not adopted where the rental is located, do not assume the full KRS 383.580 deposit procedure automatically governs the dispute exactly the same way.
What the statutes do in plain English
- KRS 383.500 authorizes local governments to adopt URLTA in its entirety.
- KRS 383.570 says covered rental agreements cannot waive tenant rights or remedies under the URLTA sections.
- KRS 383.580 requires separate deposit account handling and account disclosure.
- KRS 383.580 requires move-in and move-out damage lists, with inspection rights.
- KRS 383.580 makes written dissent important if the tenant disagrees with the final damage list.
- KRS 383.580 includes branch-based handling for unpaid last month's rent, refund notice, and a 60-day response window after notice.
Do not flatten the timing rule
The 30-day branch is tied to a tenant leaving without paying last month's rent and not demanding return of the deposit. The 60-day branch is tied to the landlord sending notice of a refund due and receiving no tenant response.
Neither branch should be turned into a simple statewide statement that every Kentucky deposit is due in 30 or 60 days.
Official sources
Source reviewed: April 2026.
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Important: This is general information and not legal advice.