Articles — Covid-19

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,...

The only thing that stays the same is that everything changes. We've had more changes this week. But with new obstacles come new solutions. Check out the video to find out more or keep reading below. Court Closures Extended On Tuesday the Kentucky Supreme Court announced that it was extending the statewide court closures through May 31. In addition, no eviction filings will be accepted for 30 days after that. So we’re looking at July 1 at the earliest to file evictions. Notices to Pay or Vacate Discouraged I’m being told that the Governor’s office considers the delivery of Notices...

Hey gang. I wanted to give another update now that we have a better view of what happened with rent in April and we know where things stand with evictions. Here's a quick video on the topic, or you can read on for more information.  According to the most recent numbers from the National Multifamily Housing Center, just under 70% of tenants paid their rent for the month of April. That is about a 12-13% decrease from March of this year and April of last year. What those numbers don’t detail is what portion of the rent the tenant paid,...

The legal landscape is changing at a fast and furious pace due to COVID-19. Here's where things stand with evictions as of April 3, 2020. BACKGROUND On March 25, 2020, the Governor suspended all evictions throughout the state until he lifts the state of emergency. Earlier this week, the Kentucky Supreme Court closed the courts to non-emergency hearings, including evictions, until May 1. It further declared that the courts will not accept eviction filings until 30 days after the courts open again – which would be June 1. One of my privileges as an attorney is to sit on the...