Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Kentucky
Can Landlords Be Held Responsible For Tenants?
If A Landlord is renting to bad tenants and is aware the tenants are breaking many laws can neighbors sue for failing to evict said trouble makers..If you can prove the tenants are destroying others properties and destroying the civility of a neighborhood...All we want as neigborhood is to get the landlord to ev ict the troublemakers
Asked on 1/24/02, 7:08 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Philip Owens
Philip M. Owens, Attorney at Law
Re: Can Landlords Be Held Responsible For Tenants?
My first thought would be that a suit could be brought to abate a nuisance. Your town may have specific ordinances. You may also wish to speak to the police department.
Answered on 1/24/02, 5:47 pm