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Termination Addendum Template

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Last reviewed September 2026

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Kentucky Early Termination Addendum

This Early Termination Addendum is built with Kentucky as the governing state. These are the Kentucky landlord-tenant rules that most often bear on it, with the statute for each.

Kentucky rules at a glance

Kentucky rules for an Early Termination Addendum
Domestic violenceA tenant protected by a domestic violence order or interpersonal protective order can end the lease with at least 30 days’ written notice and a copy of the order, owing rent only through the termination date; if the order predates the lease, the tenant must also show a safety concern that arose after signing (KRS 383.300(5)).
Month-to-month termination30 days before a rental date (URLTA) · elsewhere, 1 month’s written notice from the landlord for a tenancy at willKRS 383.695(2), 383.195

Ending a Kentucky tenancy

Notice to end a Kentucky periodic tenancy
Week-to-week (URLTA)7 days before the termination dateKRS 383.695(1)
Month-to-month (URLTA)30 days before the periodic rental dateKRS 383.695(2)
Tenancy after a written lease ends (URLTA)10 days; none if rent is 10+ days lateKRS 383.695(3)
Tenancy at will (non-URLTA areas)One month’s written notice from the landlordKRS 383.195
  • Nonpayment of rent — In URLTA areas, the landlord gives written notice that the lease ends if rent isn’t paid within 7 days (KRS 383.660(2)). Outside URLTA areas, the lease terms control the notice before an eviction (forcible detainer) case.
  • Lease violations — In URLTA areas, a material noncompliance gets a written notice ending the lease at least 14 days after receipt if the breach isn’t remedied within 15 days; a repeat within six months can be terminated on 14 days’ notice with no chance to cure (KRS 383.660(1)).
  • Holdover — A tenant who willfully holds over in a URLTA area owes up to three months’ rent or three times actual damages, whichever is greater, plus attorney fees (KRS 383.695(4)).
  • Domestic violence — A tenant protected by a domestic violence order or interpersonal protective order can end the lease with at least 30 days’ written notice and a copy of the order, owing rent only through the termination date; if the order predates the lease, the tenant must also show a safety concern that arose after signing (KRS 383.300(5)).

Kentucky Early Termination Addendum FAQs

How much notice to end a month-to-month lease in Kentucky?

In URLTA areas, written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date (KRS 383.695(2)). Outside URLTA areas, a landlord ends a tenancy at will with one month’s written notice (KRS 383.195).

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