Kentucky Security deposit limit

Related Kentucky rules

Deposit return deadline

Applies only where a city or county has adopted the URLTA (KRS 383.500). No fixed refund deadline: the landlord must send the tenant notice of any refund due, and may keep the deposit if the tenant doesn't respond within 60 days. If the tenant leaves owing the last month's rent and doesn't ask for the deposit, the landlord may apply it after 30 days.

Verified Source: KRS 383.580(6), (7) · last checked 2026-10-23 · Full Kentucky deposit return deadline page

Interest on deposits

No interest is required. Where the URLTA applies, deposits must be kept in a separate account used only for deposits at a regulated bank, and tenants must be told the account location and number. (URLTA provisions, KRS 383.505–.705, apply only where a city or county has adopted the Act; KRS 383.500.)

Verified Source: KRS 383.580(1) · last checked 2026-10-23 · Full Kentucky interest on deposits page

Move-in/move-out checklist

Before paying a deposit, the tenant must get a comprehensive list of existing damage with estimated repair costs, may inspect the unit to check it, and both parties sign it. At move-out, the landlord inspects and lists damage being charged. (URLTA provisions, KRS 383.505–.705, apply only where a city or county has adopted the Act; KRS 383.500.)

Verified Source: KRS 383.580 · last checked 2026-10-23 · Full Kentucky move-in/move-out checklist page