512.010 Definitions for chapter.

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As used in this chapter:

(1)"Lease or rental agreement" means all agreements, written or oral, embodying the

terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit or

premises;

(2)"Litter" means rubbish, refuse, waste material, offal, paper, glass, cans, bottles,

trash, debris, or any foreign substance of whatever kind or description and whether

or not it is of value;

(3)"Noxious substance" means any substance capable of generating offensive,

noxious, or suffocating fumes, gases, or vapors;

(4)"Property" includes livestock as defined in KRS 150.010 and poultry as defined in

KRS 246.010;

(5)"Residential rental property" means any residential premises or property contained

therein leased or otherwise rented to a tenant solely for residential purposes under a

lease or rental agreement to which the tenant is a party;

(6)"Squatter" means a person who enters or remains unlawfully on real property when

he or she is not privileged or licensed to do so, including a person who takes up

residence in a property he or she does not own, provided he or she is not a current

or former tenant at the premises, did not have an agreement to occupy the premises

at any time, and is not an immediate family member of the property owner; and

(7)"Tenant" means a person entitled under a lease or rental agreement to occupy a

residential rental property to the exclusion of others.