Articles — Covid-19

The last two weeks have been like a bar fight for landlords. Sucker punch from the Governor, jab from the Kentucky Supreme Court, and now a right hook from the President. It’s all enough to make rental owners want to throw in the towel and sell their properties. For those of you hanging in there, here’s the latest: On Tuesday the Center for Disease Control issued an administrative regulation, which has the effect of law, banning certain evictions for the remainder of 2020. The stated purpose for the order is to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and it’s based on a...

June 1 is rapidly approaching, and it appears that courts throughout the state of Kentucky will re-open on a limited basis at that time. On Friday, May 15, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued an order that addressed the re-opening of the court. The Order states that, effective June 1, the courts are to resume hearing civil and criminal matters using available technology to conduct proceedings remotely. If the judge determines that a matter requires in-person attendance, the following guidelines must be followed: Courtrooms will operate at 33% capacity High-risk individuals must be allowed to participate remotely Social distancing must be...

As we move towards June 1, I’m getting lots of questions about when evictions can be filed. Here’s where things stand as of today, May 13. The Governor’s New Position On Friday, May 8, the Governor issued a new executive order (#2020-323), which you can find here. The bulk of the Order addressed the reopening of certain businesses, but it had one little nugget tucked away in Section Seven that affects landlords. Section Seven states that evictions from residential premises for failure to pay rent are suspended. This is a change from his earlier Order. So here’s the progression in...

The month of May is a time of reopening for the state of Kentucky. The Governor has announced several re-openings over the next month. May 11 – Manufacturing, construction, car/boat dealerships, professional services, horse racing, and pet grooming/boarding May 20 – Churches and retail stores May 22 - Restaurants, indoors at 33%, unlimited outdoors May 25 – Barber shops and salons, social gatherings of up to 10 people June 1 - Gyms and movie theaters June 11 - Campgrounds June 15 - Day cares and youth sports So, May 11 is the restart date for the first wave of reopenings,...