Kentucky Notice to Pay Rent or Quit (7-Day URLTA / Lease-Term Non-URLTA)
KENTUCKY NOTICE TO PAY RENT OR QUIT
Before you use this: Confirm whether the property's local government adopted Kentucky's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA). Complete and serve only the matching notice option below. Confirm any other governing notice requirement for this tenancy.
Date of notice: [__/__/____]
To tenant(s): [FULL NAMES]
Premises: [STREET, UNIT, CITY, COUNTY, KY ZIP]
From landlord or authorized agent: [FULL NAME AND ADDRESS]
1. Applicable notice option
☐ URLTA applies. The city or county of [LOCAL GOVERNMENT] adopted URLTA; official ordinance or confirmation: [IDENTIFY]. KRS § 383.500 authorizes local adoption.
☐ URLTA does not apply. This notice is given under the rental agreement dated [__/__/____], Section [____], which permits termination for unpaid rent after [____] days' written notice and an opportunity to pay. Confirm any other applicable law before using this option.
2. Unpaid rent and demand
Rent for the Premises is unpaid as follows:
| Rent period | Due date | Rent unpaid |
|---|---|---|
| [DATES] | [__/__/____] | $[________] |
| [DATES] | [__/__/____] | $[________] |
| Total rent required to cure this notice | $[________] |
The total above includes unpaid rent only. Other disputed charges are not made part of this rent cure amount by this notice.
☐ URLTA notice: Under KRS § 383.660(2), you must pay the total unpaid rent within seven days after this written notice. If you do not pay within that period, Landlord intends to terminate the rental agreement and may seek possession through lawful court process. This notice does not itself remove you from the Premises.
☐ Non-URLTA lease notice: Under the rental agreement provision identified in Section 1, you must pay the total unpaid rent by [DATE AND TIME], allowing the agreed notice period after delivery. If you do not pay by that deadline, Landlord intends to terminate the rental agreement and may seek possession through lawful court process, subject to applicable law. This notice does not itself remove you from the Premises.
Payment instructions: Pay [LANDLORD OR AGENT] at [PAYMENT ADDRESS OR AUTHORIZED METHOD]. Contact [PHONE OR EMAIL] to confirm receipt or discuss a written payment arrangement. Any later change to this notice or payment arrangement should be documented in writing.
Landlord or agent signature: ______________________________
Printed name and role: [________________________________]
Date signed: [__/__/____]
3. Delivery record
For the URLTA option, KRS § 383.560 addresses giving and receiving notice. Record the method and address actually used. If the Lease or other applicable law requires an additional method, complete it as well.
☐ Delivered by hand to Tenant [NAME] at [ADDRESS] on [__/__/____] at [TIME].
☐ Mailed by registered mail to Tenant at [TENANT'S DESIGNATED NOTICE ADDRESS OR LAST KNOWN RESIDENCE] on [__/__/____]; tracking number [________________].
☐ Mailed by certified mail to Tenant at [TENANT'S DESIGNATED NOTICE ADDRESS OR LAST KNOWN RESIDENCE] on [__/__/____]; tracking number [________________].
☐ Additional delivery required by the Lease or applicable law: [METHOD, ADDRESS, DATE AND PROOF].
I certify that the delivery details I recorded above are accurate.
Server signature: ______________________________
Printed name: [________________________________]
Date signed: [__/__/____]
Official sources
About this template
- Last updated
- October 4, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 4, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Kentucky
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- KRS § 383.500 (local adoption of URLTA)
- KRS § 383.560 (notice under URLTA)
- KRS § 383.660(2) (seven-day nonpayment notice under URLTA)
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 4, 2026.
KRS § 383.500 (checked October 4, 2026): "The General Assembly hereby authorizes cities, counties and urban-county governments to enact the provisions of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act as set forth in KRS 383.505 to 383.705."
KRS § 383.560(3) (checked October 4, 2026): "A person notifies or gives a notice or notification to another person by taking steps reasonably calculated to inform the other in ordinary course whether or not the other actually comes to know of it."
KRS § 383.560(3)(c) (checked October 4, 2026): "In the case of the tenant, it is delivered in hand to the tenant or mailed by registered or certified mail to him at the place held out by him as the place for receipt of the communication, or in the absence of such designation, to his last known place of residence."
KRS § 383.660(2) (checked October 4, 2026): "If rent is unpaid when due and the tenant fails to pay rent within seven (7) days after written notice by the landlord of nonpayment and his intention to terminate the rental agreement if the rent is not paid within that period, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement."
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