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An unregistered rental is a fine that compounds quietly.

Several Kentucky jurisdictions require rental registration and periodic inspection. Falling out of compliance is easy, and the penalties accumulate whether or not anyone tells you.

Sell out of compliance

Registration programs vary by jurisdiction

Some Kentucky cities and counties require landlords to register rental properties, pay a fee, and pass periodic inspections. Others do not. Requirements differ across Louisville Metro, Lexington, the northern Kentucky cities, and smaller municipalities.

Because it is local, out of area owners frequently do not know a program exists until a citation arrives. Notices often go to the property address, which is the one place an absentee owner is not reading mail.

Unpermitted work is the other half

Converting a basement to a unit, adding a bedroom, finishing an attic, or splitting a single family into two units without permits creates a separate problem. The jurisdiction may require exposure of concealed work for inspection, or removal of it.

It can also affect insurability and the legal status of the units. A duplex that is legally a single family is a real issue for a financed buyer and a manageable one for us.

What changes

Handing off compliance

We take on registration, inspection, and permit resolution after closing. That is genuinely easier for us than for you, because how we resolve it depends on what we intend to do with the property.

Send whatever notices you have and be straight about any unpermitted work. Finding out later changes the number. Knowing up front usually does not.

Free, and you owe us nothing

Five questions. That is the whole thing.

We already know your situation from this page. Change it if it does not fit.

Question 1 of 5

Where is the house?

Street address is enough to get started.

What is going on with it?

Pick the closest one. You can explain the rest on the call.

What kind of shape is it in?

Be honest. A rough answer does not lower the offer, a wrong one changes it later.

How soon do you need to be done?

We close on your date, not ours.

Where should we send the number?

One call, one number. We do not sell your information to anybody.

No cost and no obligation. If the number does not work for you, that is the end of it.

We have it.

Expect a call from a 502 number within one business day.

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Straight answers

What people ask about this

Do I have to register before I can sell?

No. Registration and compliance follow the property and we take them on.

What if I converted the basement without a permit?

Common. Tell us. It affects our cost and it does not stop the sale.

Will unpaid registration fines block closing?

If they became liens, they get paid from proceeds. The title search finds them.

Related situations

Often it is more than one thing at once

Section 8 problems Code violations Failed short term rental Unfinished renovation

All rentals and tenants situations

Sell out of compliance.

No cost, no obligation, and nobody shows up at your door unless you ask them to.

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