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So, today’s the day. This evening at 6:00 the LFUCG Social Services and Public Safety Committee will hear public comment on the proposed ordinance that would require housing providers to accept all forms of lawful income, including two very problematic sources: Section 8 vouchers and income from other individuals. I’ve already said most of what needs to be said about this issue, but I do want to comment on a couple of points in case I’m not able to speak tonight at the meeting. My daughter has a basketball event, so I won’t be able to stay at the meeting...

              Hey gang. Stephen Marshall from kylandlordlaw.com back with you with another update on this Section 8 stuff.             A couple of days ago I attended the LFUCG Social Services & Public Safety Committee meeting and listened to the presentation by Charlie Lanter, LFUCG’s Housing Commissioner, proposing to make it illegal for housing providers to refuse to accept Section 8 vouchers in certain situations. After the presentation, committee members asked questions to Mr. Lanter and to Austin Simms and two other members of the Lexington Housing Authority, which oversees...

If you are a landlord in Lexington, I have bad news, and I mean very bad news. On October 10 at 1:00 p.m. Charlie Lanter, LFUCG’s Housing Commissioner, will be making a presentation about Source of Income Discrimination to the LFUCG Social Services & Public Safety Committee meeting. They already have a draft of an ordinance, and my guess is that they are looking to move this train down the tracks quickly.  Source of Income Discrimination?? What does that even mean? Well, there’s a technical legal answer to that question and there’s a practical answer. We’ll start with the technical...

On April 18, 2023, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued an order requiring all Forcible Detainer cases to be electronically filed using the Court’s e-Filing system, effectively July 1, 2023. While that may make the process simpler in the long run, we expect significant issues during the roll-out process. Simply put, the court’s e-Filing system is not set up yet for mass filings, so it may take longer than usual to get cases filed. We are working with the Clerk’s office and the Administrative Office of the Courts to get changes made to the system that will allow cases to continue...