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Kentucky's New Dog-Bite Law: What Landlords Need to Know

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Kentucky's New Dog-Bite Law: What Landlords Need to Know

In my very first post on this site, found here, I wrote about Kentucky’s then-current law on liability for landlords for dog-bites on their rental property. The law at that time centered around a 2012 case, Benningfield v. Zinsmeister, in which the Kentucky Supreme Court interpreted the state’s dog-bite statutes in such a way as to hold landlords liable for injuries caused by certain dogs on their rental property if the dog causes damage on the property or within immediate physical reach of the property. I’m glad to finally get to provide an update on that law: it’s changed. Landlords are...

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Breaking News - KY Dog-Bite Bill has Passed!

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Breaking News - KY Dog-Bite Bill has Passed!

Dog Bite and DV Bill Update, Part II from Stephen Marshall on Vimeo.

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Legislative Update (Dog-Bite and DV Bills)

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Legislative Update (Dog-Bite and DV Bills)

Keep An Eye on the House Judiciary Committee from Stephen Marshall on Vimeo.

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2017 Dog-Bite Update: Time for Action

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2017 Dog-Bite Update: Time for Action

Update on Kentucky's Dog-Bite Legislation from Stephen Marshall on Vimeo.

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Pit Bulls as Assistance Animals: A Manager's Perspective

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Pit Bulls as Assistance Animals: A Manager's Perspective

  Philosopher John Stuart Mill famously said that landlords “grow rich in their sleep, without working, risking, or economizing”. While it’s debatable whether that was true in Mill’s day, the “without risking” portion of Mill’s quote is certainly false today. My blog posts on Kentucky’s strict liability standard for landlords in dog-bite cases alone should make that clear. However, when you combine broad liability for dog bites with the dramatic increase in tenants with Assistance Animals, landlords often feel like they’re darned if they do and darned if they don’t. When you add in the fact that many Assistance Animals...

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